as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity
I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling
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Recent Examples of doodle
Jessica Alexander, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Some of it is beautiful character development, and some of it is just chaotic doodles.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
The Apple Pencil Pro is one of those tools that makes everything smoother, from note-taking to drawing to casually doodling your to-do list.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Verb
After her death, tasks like cleaning out Mom’s closet and going through boxes of her professional documents, scrawled with her familiar doodles, went on for years.
—Jessica Alexander, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Some of it is beautiful character development, and some of it is just chaotic doodles.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Solène is left alone on the boat, doodling eyes, a woman, and a crescent moon.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
The Apple Pencil Pro is one of those tools that makes everything smoother, from note-taking to drawing to casually doodling your to-do list.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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In the Carmel area, the trail passes a cool play space and Midtown Plaza, where the family can play a little ping-pong or corn hole, grab a bite to eat, or just relax on the bench swings.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Stars played their first eight seasons in Reunion Arena, located in downtown Dallas.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Names have been changed and illustrations are anonymous to ensure their safety.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The photograph—one of a series of some 52 large and 101 smaller stereo views Gardner made around the fort—appears as a seemingly self-explanatory illustration in books about the Indian Wars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Did anyone win the last Powerball drawing?—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six Powerball numbers to win Monday's drawing.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, Köhler avoids the temptation to make caricatures out of either the fiery journalists or the defensive cast and crew.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Also bear in mind that while these benchmark results above outline one optimal implementation of the X2 family, that won’t be the only guise that these chips show up in, by far.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though the electronic posters come in different colors, all of them feature the outline of Swift’s Eras Tour stage — which just so happens to closely resemble a key.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But, like during the entirety of the trial, those who are eager to see inside the courtroom will have to continue to rely on sketches and dispatches from inside for the news of the day.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her ascent in the digital content space started out with prank phone calls and comedy sketches inspired by her Southern Belle upbringing that drew over 3 million followers on TikTok.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Wolitzer’s debut novel, about a trio of college students each obsessed with a different dead poet, is both a striking coming-of-age story and a compelling portrait of grief.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With its comfortable fit and versatile design, the bomber has become the de facto silhouette for cool-girls everywhere.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
3 Oct. 2025
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Designed to mislead enemies The inflatable structure mimics the silhouette of advanced aircraft when viewed from satellites or the air.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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