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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
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
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
Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 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
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
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
Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 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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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
Noun
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Doctors at the Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic have found social prescribing especially valuable for seniors, says Dr. Ardeshir Hashmi, chief of geriatrics.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Various private clinics in the fields of surgery, dentistry, cardiology, and geriatrics are available, as well as senior-friendly services.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Does the town still have a past outside the fading memories of its old-timers?—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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And when they’re spotted, a call goes out for community members to show up—and people from all walks of life (students, citizens, senior citizens) do.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 July 2025
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Sunday free for everyone, $15 Monday-Saturday (includes most rides), $3 senior citizens Wednesday, all week free ages 2-under and veterans, week passes available.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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In Liberia, as well as among members of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, young people bend their knees slightly or—if the older person is seated—drop to one or both knees to honor their elders.—
Chris Ciolli,
AFAR Media,
15 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotard. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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