dodder

Definition of doddernext

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Recent Examples of dodder Probably quite poorly, conjuring images of Trump doddering around on a golf course. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024 Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American. Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021 The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020 As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder) and a larval seed beetle. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020 Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms. Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodder
Verb
  • Cue years of staggered, steadily worsening consequences, unboxed by Strippoli with gruesome relish.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • As the deli’s surveillance video rolled, his client went from calmly standing at the counter with a bottle of Gatorade to staggering to the floor, clutching his leg and tearing at his pants.
    Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The latest tit-for-tat strikes come as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.
    Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Push your right foot down, and the Grand Sport lurches forward like a bat out of hell and straight into two esses, which right away show you how nicely dialed-in the steering is.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brizé weaves between these absurd moments and two slow-simmering crises that cause Carla to begin doubting her diehard commitment to work.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Saigon is set in two different restaurants at two moments in time — 1990s France and 1950s Vietnam — as Nguyen weaves the lives and longings of strangers into an intimate and expansive story of connection in exile.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Like a lot of us who tottered into consciousness in the second half of the 20th century, Les Claypool grew up with cartoons from the family television beaming into his retinas.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Outside, a gull tottered to the window and tapped its beak against the glass.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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“Dodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodder. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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