stodge

Definition of stodgenext
British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stodge In the oven, the zucchini gave enough liquid to finish cooking the rice, and the cream was a more delicate binder than roux, which so frequently turns a gratin into stodge. New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stodge
Noun
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Bostwick starred as the naive stick-in-the-mud and fiancé of Janice, Brad.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the Herbert Ross film, Bacon played big-city teen Ren McCormack, who moves to the small town of Bomont, where its stick-in-the-mud local minster, the Rev. Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), has instituted a ban on dancing.
    EW.com, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Among the highlights is a chance to set foot on the coral island of Rurutu, with troglodyte caves and hiking routes.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Many wonders made the list, including royal burial grounds in Egypt, an Indonesian archipelago of 1,500 islands and Turkish cliffs formerly inhabited by Bronze Age troglodytes (cave dwellers).
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Genetic examination showed the latest find was unambiguously a dog, domesticated and living off human food; until now, fossils of true dogs were not known until 10,000 years ago.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The innovation platform said that by allowing renewable and fossil-based feedstocks to mix, while matching the amount of renewable input to an equivalent share of output through audits, mass balance can reduce the risk of producers overselling their credentials.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For someone who’s constantly on speakerphone, Tommy sure is a fuddy-duddy about using it correctly.
    William Earl, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Her characters were women whose roles often implied their own eventual replacements: teachers, fading former love interests, fuddy-duddy old-fashioned relics.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Running back Bijan Robinson added that the new uniforms feel similar to the popular throwback sets, which players had praised for both comfort and performance.
    CBS News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Scientists at Colossal have cultivated primordial germ cells — early precursors to sperm and egg cells — from the pigeon, the dodo’s closest living relative.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The Dodo and Other Projects in the Pipeline The dodo, a flightless bird driven to extinction by human activity roughly 400 years ago, is one of Colossal’s active projects.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026

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“Stodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stodge. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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