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Recent Examples of doddery
Service was slow: all the waiters were doddery old men brought out of retirement.
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Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doddery
Adjective
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The show provided a side of the singer few had seen — a bit doddering, sometimes befuddled and the source of the series’ comedy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The show, which served as a precursor to such powerful reality programs as Keeping Up with The Kardashians, presented Osbourne as doddering, gibberish-spewing dad but one who adores his family unendingly.—
Jim Farber,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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They will now be soldered together to form a financially rickety public hospital system.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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The result was a gleaming skyscraper held up by some rickety wooden boards, duct tape, and magic.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Neither of them understands the other’s dynamic with Daniel, and the split-episode format keeps our sympathies teeter-tottering between each woman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Frank learns that the prison is a waystation for the elderly and infirm before they are transferred into hospice care, which puts a looming expiration date on his time with Louis.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Doddery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddery. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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