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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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But Italian brainrot’s invisible massiveness, totally foreign to oldsters but beloved by children across continents and languages, is a compelling and chilling showcase of our frazzled internet culture landscape.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Uncle Herschel, the seated oldster in Cracker Barrel’s iconic logo, is not only a character from corporate lore, the founder’s real-life uncle, but a representative, even an aspirational, figure for a certain kind of American.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Janice Grandi is a primary care physician working in geriatrics.—
Janice Grandi,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 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
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The show’s underpinned by the differences in character and country of Lady Cora and her formidable mother-in-law, the dowager Countess Violet Crawley, played by the equally formidable and much missed Dame Maggie Smith.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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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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Don Camillo, Syracuse This Syracuse institution, right in the heart of Ortigia’s maze of buttermilk antiquity, is an elegant old-timer, with bags of vaulted ceiling and wrought iron chandelier character.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lamar Jackson is the most dynamic football player Baltimore has seen since Ray Lewis or, for us old-timers, since Johnny Unitas and Lenny Moore.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those changes include a larger standard deduction, a bonus deduction for senior citizens and a tax break on tips .—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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This comes as the state’s senior citizen population is expected to explode by 2050 — pushing more individuals into a caregiving role.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Harbaugh is also known to love the idea of working for John Mara, a popular league elder known for his common decency.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Saikat Choudhury’s detailed graphite drawings honor connections between youth and elders, bridge cultural traditions, and acknowledge the disparity in belonging as well.—
Diana Argabrite,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Dotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotard. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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