1
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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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
The artificial egg tech is the latest addition to Colossal's list of de-extinction projects, which now span dodo birds, dire wolves, and mammoths.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The company is also working to bring back the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the moa.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Dodo and Other Projects in the Pipeline The dodo, a flightless bird driven to extinction by human activity roughly 400 years ago, is one of Colossal’s active projects.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The company is also working to bring back the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the moa.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Dodo and Other Projects in the Pipeline The dodo, a flightless bird driven to extinction by human activity roughly 400 years ago, is one of Colossal’s active projects.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
Noun
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The single specimen was discovered with 183 fossil bone elements, hitting a 63 percent complete benchmark that places it among the most complete Tyrannosaurus rexes ever found.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Among the about four dozen organizations listed were the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Urban League, and other legal aid groups that conservatives have long criticized, the Times reported.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 June 2026
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But Choi said Han’s win could worsen a divide in the conservatives because Yoon loyalists would feel a sense of crisis and close ranks further.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 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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Voters in the June 16 Democratic runoff for insurance commissioner will choose between an Atlanta politician with a long record of public service but who is also in the midst of a significant campaign ethics probe or an industry veteran with two decades of experience but no time in office.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Spencer, an Army veteran with no law enforcement experience, defeated Staley, a Republican who’d been in office for over 13 years.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Mercury will look to stop a six-game losing streak against the Storm, losers of three straight.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Beta Cinema was another of the losers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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