1
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets
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Recent Examples of dodo
Synopsis reads: Dave is the last of his kind: a naive, relentlessly optimistic dodo, who faces extinction in the dangerous streets of 1628 London.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The process could hatch relatives of the dodo, setting the stage to bring back the dodo itself.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Scientists will inject these chickens with special cells from Nicobar pigeons – the dodo’s closest relatives.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the techniques necessary to bring back a bird such as the dodo are different from those the company used to create dire wolves because birds develop in an egg and can’t be cloned in the same way as mammals, making the process more challenging.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The process could hatch relatives of the dodo, setting the stage to bring back the dodo itself.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Scientists will inject these chickens with special cells from Nicobar pigeons – the dodo’s closest relatives.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the techniques necessary to bring back a bird such as the dodo are different from those the company used to create dire wolves because birds develop in an egg and can’t be cloned in the same way as mammals, making the process more challenging.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
Noun
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The body of an early plant eater Using 3D scanning and printing, the team was able to study the fossil in remarkable detail.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Don’t bother looking for fossils; almost no sedimentary rock has had time to form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Trump, meanwhile, was among a group of conservatives who instead championed Turning Point USA’s alternative to the Super Bowl halftime show, which featured Kid Rock as a headliner.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is a problem among grassroots conservatives and progressives, as Calhoun detailed.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Stafford, a 17-year veteran, won the award by finishing ahead of New England quarterback Drake Maye in balloting by a panel of 50 journalists who regularly cover the NFL.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Seahawks ranked third in total pressures and seventh in sacks this season, thanks to a front seven that includes a rotating set of outside linebackers in veterans DeMarcus Lawrence and Uchenna Nwosu and younger pass rushers Derick Hall and Boye Mafe.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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Some software companies have emerged as potential AI losers, while hardware companies (think semiconductor chipmakers) continue to be AI winners.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 19th through 32nd picks in each round were decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round were placed into slots 19-24, divisional-round losers into picks 25-28, and so on.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2019
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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