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Recent Examples of dotard
But Biden did accomplish one thing, at least: Russia's pro-Kremlin media no longer views him as a dotard.
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Peter Weber, The Week, 17 June 2021
Zuckerberg continues to allow, for example, videos and photographs falsified by the Trump campaign to depict Joe Biden as a dotard.
—James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 22 Sep. 2020
Madman, rogue, gangster, frightened barking dog, dotard, rocket man, little rocket man -- the criticism of course by the American media was relentless.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2018
Donald Trump, a man who at various points in his presidency has resembled a toddler, a dotard and a weird combination of both, mostly colored within the lines today in Davos, Switzerland.
—Anne Branigin, The Root, 26 Jan. 2018
Stay above the snakeline, and don’t call anyone a dotard because Kim’s lawyers are on speed-dial and those stubby fingers can really move, folks.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2017
All the fighters at work achieve the everyday goal by over 200% with hearts to kill dotard Trump by cutting and tearing apart his body and cutting his head off!
—Will Ripley and Tim Schwarz, CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 2017
Gary Chryst, the most admired artist of the Joffrey Ballet of yore appearing with Ballet Theater as a guest, makes Dodon a rivetingly doting dotard.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 7 June 2016
Peter Weber, The Week, 17 June 2021
Zuckerberg continues to allow, for example, videos and photographs falsified by the Trump campaign to depict Joe Biden as a dotard.
—James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 22 Sep. 2020
Madman, rogue, gangster, frightened barking dog, dotard, rocket man, little rocket man -- the criticism of course by the American media was relentless.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2018
Donald Trump, a man who at various points in his presidency has resembled a toddler, a dotard and a weird combination of both, mostly colored within the lines today in Davos, Switzerland.
—Anne Branigin, The Root, 26 Jan. 2018
Stay above the snakeline, and don’t call anyone a dotard because Kim’s lawyers are on speed-dial and those stubby fingers can really move, folks.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2017
All the fighters at work achieve the everyday goal by over 200% with hearts to kill dotard Trump by cutting and tearing apart his body and cutting his head off!
—Will Ripley and Tim Schwarz, CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 2017
Gary Chryst, the most admired artist of the Joffrey Ballet of yore appearing with Ballet Theater as a guest, makes Dodon a rivetingly doting dotard.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 7 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotard
Noun
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
Noun
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Various private clinics in the fields of surgery, dentistry, cardiology, and geriatrics are available, as well as senior-friendly services.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010, increasing the availability of care to the current population of seniors, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found.—
Jariel Arvin,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets Coping with Critters The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Playing an acid-tongue dowager or master teacher of witchcraft came naturally to her, but what thrilled her about acting was its transformative freedom.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2024
Noun
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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The task force’s recommendations also allow coverage for counseling and other healthcare interventions for things like weight loss, smoking cessation and lowering senior citizens’ fall risk.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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They zip-tied and arrested senior citizens in wheelchairs.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Leech Lake officials asked people to check on their neighbors — in particular elders and people with health conditions.—
Andrew Krueger,
Twin Cities,
23 June 2025
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The Cost of Delay: Why Timing Matters Every month of delay in implementing comprehensive elder and disability planning increases both financial risk and family stress.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Dotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotard. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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