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as in what-is-it
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember
where does this little doodad go?
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as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels
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as in ornament
something that decorates or beautifies
the array of doodads that some drivers hang from their rearview mirror
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Recent Examples of doodad
The laws are in place that criminalize doodads like Glock switches.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
Red and white wallcoverings in a layered crosshatch pattern adorn the adjoining dining room, which conveniently provides a couple of small closets for linens and other table-scaping doodads.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
But Gosselin’s in particular, which leave only the dolls’ heads and feet free, look like attempts to metabolize the violence and misogyny of popular culture, or simply to render pointy plastic doodads tender and warm.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
First, there are companies noodling on new forms of computers — like glasses, jewelry, robots or pager-like doodads that are supposedly tailored for AI.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
Red and white wallcoverings in a layered crosshatch pattern adorn the adjoining dining room, which conveniently provides a couple of small closets for linens and other table-scaping doodads.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
But Gosselin’s in particular, which leave only the dolls’ heads and feet free, look like attempts to metabolize the violence and misogyny of popular culture, or simply to render pointy plastic doodads tender and warm.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
First, there are companies noodling on new forms of computers — like glasses, jewelry, robots or pager-like doodads that are supposedly tailored for AI.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
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Other foxtail plants were not in the photo but nearby ornamentals appeared to be suffering from excessive water too.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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The three most common types of eucalyptus were brought there because people wanted them for either ornamentals or for timber trees.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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The most popular items to DIY include ornaments, wreaths, and garlands, as they are often featured in top online searches for holiday craft inspiration.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adult males are known for their ornaments — brilliant scarlet plumage and beak that contrast sharply with a coal black mask.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The video then shows a person holding a shiny bauble, with a gravel-like sound being audible as the ornament is moved.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Print out the sheet music for the Christmas carol—which was composed almost two centuries ago— and cut it into strips which are thin enough to fit inside a bauble, but large enough to be recognizable as musical score.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
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Unique handmade gifts, festive decorations and creative DIY projects.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the small town of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, a three-day Christmas market is held offering traditional German festive food, decorations and gifts.Haadiza Ogwude, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.Monica Chin, The Verge, 1 Sep. 2023
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Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.New York Times, New York Times, 9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020
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And just as the Breuer Building is largely free from ornamentation, the faces of both the B/1 and the B/1M are void of numbers or symbols.Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Spending days perfecting each instrument’s entry, his approach to ornamentation is uniquely vocal.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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These days, though KitchenAid sells all kinds of other doohickeys, the stand mixer is still what the company is known for.Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Doodad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodad. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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