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
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.
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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
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The dodo, of the island of Mauritius, is a textbook example.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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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
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The dodo, of the island of Mauritius, is a textbook example.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
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The Organoid Company is creating a T-Rex protein by using fragments of the T-Rex collagen protein from fossils, the companies said in a statement to USA TODAY.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The museum hosts part of Bravo’s personal collection, including priceless antiques from Mali, Japan and Morocco, dinosaur fossils, and paintings by Francis Bacon.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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These Are the Dark-Horse Contenders The church is recent years has been sharply divided between conservatives and progressives.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Francis had to contend with conservatives deeply angered by his reform and a bureaucracy that fought tooth and nail to prevent it from happening.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
8 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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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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Created through a bipartisan measure signed into law by President Trump in 2020, the lifeline serves veterans and non-English speakers in addition to LGBTQ+ young people.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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The winner takes all and the losers are driven to lose their humanity.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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When policymakers’ ambition to pass big tax cuts collides with the need to limit the cost, the inevitable loser is simplicity.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
9 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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Of course, plenty of pet owners opt for mutts or, in recent years, designer crossbreeds like the labradoodle.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dogs are welcome whether purebred or mutt, mastiff or Chihuahua.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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