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
Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Try coloring, building with blocks, or doodling beside a younger child.
—Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to remodels, smaller touches have been integrated like bringing back self-serve milk and sugar stations as well doodles on coffee cups.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That someone with the district attorney’s office would doodle the Nazi symbol on the case file of a Black man accused of rape in the early 1980s raises significant concerns about the motivations of the prosecution, Reingold said.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Try coloring, building with blocks, or doodling beside a younger child.
—Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
As such, the researchers believe these panels were hugely significant, not just leisurely doodles in the desert.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to remodels, smaller touches have been integrated like bringing back self-serve milk and sugar stations as well doodles on coffee cups.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodle
Verb
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Besides Adebayo, Miami’s only other available center was two-way contract player Vlad Goldin, who arrived from a G-League assignment but did not play.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The three titles that were won with fewer than 90 points were wrapped up with at least three games still to play, which led to an easing off in the final weeks.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Over time, from edition to edition, the aesthetic of its illustrations changed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paramount Global and Skydance logos are seen in this illustration taken December 17, 2024.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Costco has 'aggressive timeline' for construction, Nelson said Stephen Cross, real estate development director for Costco, said detailed building drawings are currently being created.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Walls will be dotted with paintings, drawings and etchings that reflect the history and private collection of husband-and-wife founders Gérard and Danielle Darel.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Instead, Chenoweth finds the humanity inside the caricature, capturing the contradictions that made Jackie a pop-culture fascination — her drive for success, her humor, and yes, even her delusion to keep believing in a fantasy when the walls around her are literally crumbling.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nathan and everyone else here is ideally supportive; the sole negativity comes from the parents, who come off as rather one-dimensional caricatures of glint-eyed intolerance in their few scenes.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement But that’s the outline.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to Jin, the project is currently in the scene outline stage.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Ghostbusters actress discussed a sketch that made SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels unexpectedly lose it during an interview with the Good One podcast.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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He’s previously worked with them on sketches and sampled their work on his album More Life.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth was often photographed wearing them to galas and other royal occasions, and sat for a portrait with the jewels in the 1950s.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The little black dress also has chiffon bell sleeves that show a subtle amount of skin and add movement to the striking silhouette.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The look also included a sleek black skirt with a streamlined silhouette.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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