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or dodos
1
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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2
as in idiots
a stupid person
she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets
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Recent Examples of dodoes
After embarking on the quest to bring back dodos, the company also teamed up with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to create native habitats in which the bird survived before its extinction.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodoes
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The state assemblymember has been celebrated by many young progressives as well as endorsed by top Democrats, while criticized by conservatives and some moderates concerned about what the city would look like under his leadership.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The videos align with conservatives’ push to teach a positive view of America’s past and with the state’s rules on teaching about race and gender.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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The annual event is a tribute to the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Last Drop Distillers was founded by spirits industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008, with a focus on finding and bottling the literal last drops of rare spirits from around the world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The new lichen indicators developed by the team will enable them to map much larger areas, eventually using aircraft and satellites, which will facilitate the discovery of fossils across vast landscapes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dodoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodoes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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