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to move forward while swaying from side to side
was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home
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Recent Examples of doddering
Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
As the doddering Gus the Theatre Cat, McKellen easily outshone his younger co-stars, who included Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
His Dragon capsule will retrieve astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by his doddering space competitor, Boeing, NASA announced in August.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
In July, Harris was an awkward but loyal soldier in a doddering administration.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Tokarczuk presents her doddering old narrator as an essentially righteous avenger, cutting down those despoilers of the earth whom the vegetarian author abhors.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
As the doddering Gus the Theatre Cat, McKellen easily outshone his younger co-stars, who included Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
His Dragon capsule will retrieve astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by his doddering space competitor, Boeing, NASA announced in August.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
In July, Harris was an awkward but loyal soldier in a doddering administration.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doddering
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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Deputies located an elderly man and woman who were both deceased, according to a Facebook post by sheriff’s officials.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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This is also where elderly people can apply for Medicare, which doesn’t have physical outposts of its own.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the film, the decrepit vampire Orlok is obsessed with Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), the wife of Thomas Hutter (Hoult).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the dog days of summer, the kids discover a decrepit house and the old man (Rentaro Mikuni) who lives there alone.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As a licensed occupational therapist who works with geriatric patients with chronic illnesses, Amber Edwards can see firsthand the benefit of encouraging movement in everyday life.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
27 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, southern states and regions in an advanced demographic transition must prepare for an aging population by strengthening geriatric care and Social Security.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024
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But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.—
John O'Sullivan,
National Review,
9 July 2019
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The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
31 Aug. 2017
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“Doddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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