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
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Curator Matthew Seaver shared some of the highlights of the doodles with The Guardian.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Students, note takers, and those who like to scrawl or doodle on the pages of their books, will enjoy the Kindle Scribe, which has the largest discount of 35 percent and $140 off.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
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Verb
The Doodle Trust also stresses the importance of grooming, recommending doodles be brushed thoroughly at least three times a week and professionally groomed every 6–8 weeks.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Curator Matthew Seaver shared some of the highlights of the doodles with The Guardian.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
My mother sat near me, on the other side of the shower curtain, doodling on a yellow legal pad.
—Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Students, note takers, and those who like to scrawl or doodle on the pages of their books, will enjoy the Kindle Scribe, which has the largest discount of 35 percent and $140 off.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
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Verb
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Still, that isn’t a factor when considering how hard and inspired the Broncos played in front of a ninth straight sellout crowd at Albertsons Stadium.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Concerns included graphic illustrations, discussion of drug or alcohol use and transgender acceptance.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was no picture, there was no drawing, there has been so many lies, so much prevarication, so much cover up.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The director was careful to avoid creating caricatures of religious figures.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The same red flannel was often featured in caricatures of Mammy.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For last weekend’s season-opening slate of games, several Texas college football teams sported ribbons of their own, in the form of a special decal on players’ helmets depicting an outline of the state of Texas with a green bow at its center.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prairie Village’s rules mirror Leawood’s, with similar outlines to age requirements for class 3 e-bikes in particular, yielding and giving audible signals to pedestrians, following manufacturer recommendations and not allowing distracted or reckless operation of the device.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The exhibition features nearly 100 works created by the designer, including clothing, accessories and sketches.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to ask questions and ask to see sketches to make sure your vision aligns with your designer’s.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s made with a soft cotton-blend material, sporting a classic gingham pattern, four buttons down the front, and a slim fit that cinches in your waist for a flattering silhouette.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The combination of mock-medieval silhouettes with all those big hats and acres of fabric in contrast with the lush sets somewhat brings to mind the delirious period pastiche design ethos of the late Derek Jarman, himself a production designer early in his career.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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