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as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas
youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers
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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
After Thursday’s goodbye, that atmosphere has gone the way of the dodo bird, the wooly mammoth, the saber-tooth tiger.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Creatures that would be little on the mainland, such as birds and lizards, tend to become massive in island settings—producing the 50-pound dodo and the ten-foot-long Komodo dragon, for example.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
The national bird of Mauritius is the dodo, which was once endemic to the island.
—James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
Wait, didn’t newsstands go the way of the dodo?
Not completely.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Creatures that would be little on the mainland, such as birds and lizards, tend to become massive in island settings—producing the 50-pound dodo and the ten-foot-long Komodo dragon, for example.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
The national bird of Mauritius is the dodo, which was once endemic to the island.
—James Rampton, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
Wait, didn’t newsstands go the way of the dodo?
Not completely.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
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Several fossil teeth dating back 1.77 million years hold some important clues into our ape and human origins.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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More than 5 thousand fossil pieces Terror bird expert with Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The outline of the plan outraged conservatives who labeled it as a ploy to enable trans inclusion in women's sports.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, progressive members of the Board of Supervisors—including Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California—lobbied against giving White, a conservative, his seat back.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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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, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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Andy Paley, a veteran producer and musician who worked with a wide range of artists including Brian Wilson, the Ramones, Madonna, Jonathan Richman, Elton John, Deborah Harry, NRBQ and many others, died following a brief battle with cancer, a rep confirms to Variety.Bob Merlis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has tapped SiriusXM Canada veteran Ben Miner to launch a new division to drive into standup comedy and podcasting.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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When Louie led high diamonds, hoping to pitch his club loser, West ruffed the third diamond and led a club to East.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Trump had a domineering, workaholic father who split the world into two groups: killers and losers.Alex Thompson, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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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 parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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The apartment was otherwise perfect for my needs; the three bedrooms and two full bathrooms offered plenty of space for my two kids, and my large rescue mutt would fit right into the dog-friendly building.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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Zoë is devoted to the family dog, Cece, a rambunctious mutt and a licker.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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