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
In fact, on that album, Guyton often relies on the rarest dodo on all of Music Row: an all-women writers’ room.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
In addition to bringing back the dire wolf, other Colossal projects focus on bringing back the woolly mammoth, thylacine and dodo, all of which have been extinct for hundreds to thousands of years.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Colossal has been working toward resurrecting the mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger since 2021, but the company had not previously publicized its work on dire wolves.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The startup had been working the past few years on three species: the mammoth, their marquee animal, which Lamm estimates will be ready by 2028, plus the dodo and the thylacine, a marsupial also known as the Tamsanian tiger.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
In addition to bringing back the dire wolf, other Colossal projects focus on bringing back the woolly mammoth, thylacine and dodo, all of which have been extinct for hundreds to thousands of years.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Colossal has been working toward resurrecting the mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger since 2021, but the company had not previously publicized its work on dire wolves.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The startup had been working the past few years on three species: the mammoth, their marquee animal, which Lamm estimates will be ready by 2028, plus the dodo and the thylacine, a marsupial also known as the Tamsanian tiger.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
Noun
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However, the identity of the animal that left the fossils has remained a mystery, even as it [was] declared BC’s provincial fossil in 2023.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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The vegetation found in the fossil deposit suggests multiple tsunamis occurred within the span of two million years, reports Hannah Richter for Science.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Robby Soave delivers radar on a new study released by Nate Silver that suggests that 45 percent of liberal voters reported having poor mental health compared with 19 percent of conservatives.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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What grievances have Trump and high-profile conservatives aired with U.S. banks? Criticism amongst conservatives and Republicans have long been aimed at banking institutions for imposing restrictions on firearms and other issues.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Twenty-two a day has been a call-to-action statistic, although the most recent data from the 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (using 2022 numbers) puts it at 17.6 veterans committing suicide per day, which is significantly higher than among non-veteran adults.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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But the Phillies are skidding, losers of four in a row.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The winning team heads to the semifinals, while the loser will head to a last-chance game against the winner of Friday's game between Florida and Tennessee to determine which advances to the semifinals.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 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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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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