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was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home
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Recent Examples of doddering
Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Tokarczuk presents her doddering old narrator as an essentially righteous avenger, cutting down those despoilers of the earth whom the vegetarian author abhors.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
As the doddering Gus the Theatre Cat, McKellen easily outshone his younger co-stars, who included Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
His Dragon capsule will retrieve astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by his doddering space competitor, Boeing, NASA announced in August.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
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That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Tokarczuk presents her doddering old narrator as an essentially righteous avenger, cutting down those despoilers of the earth whom the vegetarian author abhors.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
As the doddering Gus the Theatre Cat, McKellen easily outshone his younger co-stars, who included Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
His Dragon capsule will retrieve astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by his doddering space competitor, Boeing, NASA announced in August.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doddering
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
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In rare cases, salmonella can result in more serious illness and can be fatal in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Medicaid is a crucial public health program in the United States, providing essential health care services to millions of low-income families, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and individuals with disabilities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Most large pieces of space junk — decrepit satellites and spent rocket bodies, for example — break apart during their fiery trips back to Earth, creating artificial meteor showers.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 May 2025
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And Answers For Saturday, May 10 Over the past sixteen years, DiBella has spent millions patching up a decrepit ballpark that has been home base for his club and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Over the 10 years of data the study analyzed, nearly 64% of small and rural counties had no geriatric physicians or nurse practitioners.—
Meg Cunningham,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Tilly, at 16, was considered geriatric for her species.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024
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But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed 20 years ago amid a scandal.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2025
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.—
John O'Sullivan,
National Review,
9 July 2019
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The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
31 Aug. 2017
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“Doddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddering. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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