as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity
I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling
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Recent Examples of doodle
New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
To give any movie the quality of a compelling doodle is hard enough, but to pull it off in animation, or in a film that incorporates animation (and thus requires tons of preparation and deliberation), is downright superhuman.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Krenn and his fellow doctoral students had spent months gathering around the blackboard, doodling various setups and debating the theory.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The ePaper tablet has support for stylus input for scribbles, annotations and doodles using a range of Smart Scribe input tools.
—New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
To give any movie the quality of a compelling doodle is hard enough, but to pull it off in animation, or in a film that incorporates animation (and thus requires tons of preparation and deliberation), is downright superhuman.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Noun
Related article Starbucks baristas are already complaining about doodling on your cups
After Trump was elected, businesses raced to grow their inventories and increased their orders from suppliers even further to get in front of potential tariffs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Krenn and his fellow doctoral students had spent months gathering around the blackboard, doodling various setups and debating the theory.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodle
Verb
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No word on the role Koch is playing, and official plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, although it’s described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Bullock, 60, and Kidman, 58, who played sisters Sally Owens and Gillian Owens in the original movie, are both returning.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Grok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Xai visible in the background in this photo illustration on April 1, 2024.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Throughout the book, the authors, Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor and Andy Chou Musser, were able to display their own voices and illustration styles by each taking on one phase.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Not only was the technology for natural language processing (NLP) still maturing, but there were troves of data that were not yet digitized (e.g., paper drawings), and image recognition and processing at the time were nascent, at best.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Anu Duggal of Female Founders Fund invested when the idea was just a drawing on a sheet of paper, as one of her first forays into big-tech hardware.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Despite this blanket ban on racist caricatures, the hateful Veo 3 videos appear to be spreading unchecked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2025
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Many of Kidman’s better wigs are blonde or shoulder length, but this unfortunately doesn’t ring true for the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn, which stars Clive Owen as a caricature of Ernest Hemingway and a Golden Globe–nominated Kidman as his wife, the journalist Martha Gellhorn.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Both the former president and former first lady shared the same photo showing an outline of the two of them alongside Malia watching fireworks.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Documents released last month about the approval of Moderna's new COVID-19 vaccine for only seniors ages 65 and older and others with at least one underlying condition down to age 12 outline a rationale similar to the one Prasad used in his decision about the Novavax shot.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The unlikely trio will collaborate on a new, still-untitled sketch comedy for HBO, focusing on American history, the network announced on Thursday, July 10.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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What to Know Though best known for Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, David has early roots in sketch comedy, having written and performed on ABC's Fridays in the early 1980s and briefly contributing to Saturday Night Live.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Can any destination evoke such a portrait of perfection as Tuscany?—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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The truth is that Sofia’s job can be taxing, and in The Scout, which premiered in June at the Tribeca Film Festival, González-Nasser, who was herself a location scout for six years, crafts a modest portrait of its complicated reality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The maxi silhouette and crew neckline provide good coverage, while the sleeveless design is breezy for warm weather.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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From Viktor & Rolf to Robert Wun and Chanel, this year’s Fall/Winter 2025-2026 runway shows were all about extravagant silhouettes and otherworldly, architectural designs.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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