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Recent Examples of doddery
Service was slow: all the waiters were doddery old men brought out of retirement.
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Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doddery
Adjective
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Even that sounds dismissive like Flynn is some doddering old man.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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All this time, a smiling, doddering old man in a tuxedo had been ambling about, tending to guests and waiting on tables.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.—
Brianna Griff,
Chron,
13 Jan. 2023
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Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.—
Nick Kindelsperger,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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In place of lockdowns, the statement contended, the nation could simply let infections spread among most of the population while the old and infirm remained in relative isolation.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Responding to a question from Newsweek, Adams shared three strategies for hospitals and health care providers working to effectively communicate public health information in a second Trump term, one with an infirm position on vaccines and possible cuts to major health care programs.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Doddery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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