variants
or dodos
1
as in stuffed shirts
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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2
as in morons
a stupid person
she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodoes
Noun
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As this beat writer has previously pointed out, Evero’s history has been partial to playing veterans early on in a season.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
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Four people will testify at the hearing, including three military veterans and one journalist.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, as Mann says, members of Gen Z are no dummies.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the claim here isn’t that the Snakes are baseball dummies and the Padres are baseball geniuses.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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There’s copious gold to gather, mini-quests to complete, bananas and fossils to find, upgrade trees to fill out and a fun but basic story to progress.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In their analysis, researchers identified three distinct and previously undocumented forms of osteomyelitis in the fossils.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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But there are some optimistic signs—traffic dips and sales declines are slowing, per Restaurant Dive, and Starbucks’s China business is also improving.—
Molly Liebergall,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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There have been other dips for the monarchy over the years, including during the era Princess Diana's messy divorce from Charles and after her death in a 1997 Paris car crash.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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The owner of Butterworth’s, the hangout spot for young conservatives on Capitol Hill, agrees that crime is a major problem not only for businesses but for the public’s safety.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Barker Sternberg and her husband, Andy Sternberg, have five donkeys and one horse at their Lone Jack farm.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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No vehicles are allowed on the volcanic island, which meant Evans, Taylor-Joy and the rest of the cast and crew had an hour-plus hike up the shooting location, while donkeys carried equipment uphill.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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That's right, thanks to the one and only Taylor Swift for hopping on and deciding to talk with two complete idiots that don't know anything about the music industry.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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This doesn't mean the Furons are idiots who got lucky, though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dodoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodoes. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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