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
Another project: the return of the dodo, which was killed off about 350 years ago.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
At this point, rusted, chipped hinges may have to go the way of the dodo.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Lamm explained that dinosaurs cannot be brought back due to the age of their DNA, unlike mammoth or dodo bird DNA.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The company is also working on reviving the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
At this point, rusted, chipped hinges may have to go the way of the dodo.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Lamm explained that dinosaurs cannot be brought back due to the age of their DNA, unlike mammoth or dodo bird DNA.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The company is also working on reviving the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
Noun
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Among the party’s goals are redistributing wealth, taxing the very rich, making rail and energy publicly owned, standing up to fossil-fuel giants, and ending arms sales to Israel.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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This all comes amid multiple feuds between the ADL and several Christian conservatives, including podcasters Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and concerns over the rise in antisemitism and whether free speech is being stifled in the name of combating it.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Earle-Sears has campaigned at northern Virginia school boards against inclusive LGBTQ policies in schools and accused Democrats of fostering violent hate against conservatives.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 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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The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The veteran forward brought his family to live with him in Miami and dedicated the second half of his summer to getting acclimated to the area.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sunday’s loser will see its playoff hopes realistically fade to black.—
Greg Cote
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, one of the reasons the Red Sox were 4-3 losers to the Yankees is that Cora can’t pull a lever that’ll ensure that his players — such as, oh, Ceddanne Rafaela — deliver a sacrifice bunt in a key situation.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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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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That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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