1
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets
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Recent Examples of dodo
Colossal has been working toward resurrecting the mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger since 2021, but the company had not previously publicized its work on dire wolves.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The startup had been working the past few years on three species: the mammoth, their marquee animal, which Lamm estimates will be ready by 2028, plus the dodo and the thylacine, a marsupial also known as the Tamsanian tiger.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The dodo, of the island of Mauritius, is a textbook example.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The startup had been working the past few years on three species: the mammoth, their marquee animal, which Lamm estimates will be ready by 2028, plus the dodo and the thylacine, a marsupial also known as the Tamsanian tiger.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The dodo, of the island of Mauritius, is a textbook example.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
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The findings have inspired researchers to broaden the search for fossils of the earliest amniotes, and their close relatives, to the southern continents, Sumida said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Beaches aren’t typically hotspots for these kinds of fossils unless something is disturbing the seafloor nearby and carrying the remains to shore.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Green energy roll-backs The bill would cut off many green energy tax credits for projects beginning 60 days after the bill passes – a major priority and last-minute change for fiscal conservatives who were hoping to shave more off the cost of the bill.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images For example, a timeline for imposing work requirements for Medicaid recipients was moved up by two years, to the end of 2026 — a victory for conservatives.—
Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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It was founded by Google veteran Jeff Shardell in Taos, New Mexico.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Civilians, like Gene Burt, and veterans alike are honored on the Liberty Memorial’s Walk of Honor.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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That volatility has created stark winners and losers.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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