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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. —
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could.— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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In Episode 12, Robby suggested Mohan's skill set and work rate were both better suited for geriatrics.— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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At another table, a young Black guy with facial tattoos was playing $100 hands and had developed a rollicking alliance with the white-haired geriatric at the other end of the table.— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.— Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 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
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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
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But the art of physical scorekeeping isn’t just for old-timers.— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The housing tide is shifting, and for now, the edge has gone to the stodgy old-timers.— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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The club supplies 1,000 dictionaries each year for third graders at 10 Darien schools, as well as supports leadership training for high school students, NAMI DuPage, Humanitarian Service Project food for senior citizens in Darien, recycling events and environmental grants.— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Part of that was due to California’s growing senior citizen population — older adults are more likely to live alone or with just one other person.— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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These are our children, our parents, our siblings, our elders, our neighbors, and our loved ones.— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Epstein realized the Beatles needed to be freshly scrubbed in order to play in the spaces controlled by the entertainment elders who booked bands and controlled the old‑school show‑business platforms.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Dotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dotard. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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