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
Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The weekly planner also includes a habit tracker, monthly budget sheets, doodling pages, gratitude lists, and end-of-year wrap-ups to reflect, celebrate, and prepare for your next glow-up.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 16 Dec. 2025
Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump is suing his Wall Street Journal for reporting about his dirty doodle to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Participate in this session, which includes a doodling activity led by artist Yurika Chiba, then transition to the main restorative sound bath session.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The weekly planner also includes a habit tracker, monthly budget sheets, doodling pages, gratitude lists, and end-of-year wrap-ups to reflect, celebrate, and prepare for your next glow-up.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
But the lovable doodle looked smart Saturday in a purple-and-orange bandanna.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump is suing his Wall Street Journal for reporting about his dirty doodle to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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As officials continue to investigate and search for Nancy Guthrie, Walsh emphasizes the important role the public can play in missing persons cases when every second counts.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Artworks by seven artists include illustrations, sculptures, screen printing, comics and collaborative projects that explore themes of humor, nostalgia and the subtle complexities of life.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a shocking piece of reporting, Cora Engelbrecht speaks to five Iranians who were present at the massacre and—with the help of video evidence and illustrations by Matt Huynh—shares their stories.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Florida Lottery site states game add-ons include Double Play for $1, a bonus drawing where players could win up to $250,000 using the same numbers (Double Play drawings are held immediately after Florida Lotto drawings).—
Jennifer Sangalang,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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The music’s dizzying rhythmic variation is skillful and studied enough that its humor can’t be mistaken for gimmicky internet caricature.—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people as laughingstock, caricature.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another approach to the French manicure, this look features little hearts and outlines to add a little interest.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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For the Christopher Guest movies, is the script an outline?—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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If the literal voices don’t sound exactly right, there’s also a bit of a struggle with the new writers to latch onto the precise character voices, or sometimes to match characters and sketches.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The police released a sketch of the armed robber.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Regardless, this is a solid biography portrait with enough diaristic candor to compel a relisten to her greatest hits, in life and music.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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The walls are adorned with black and white portraits of cinematic icons by Studio Harcourt and brass plaques that indicate their favorite tables.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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To keep this oversized look from appearing stale, designers are being a bit more playful in their approach to silhouettes, balancing shorter crops with a wider hem or bringing an unexpected fabric into the mix.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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This classy $24 Amazon Essentials wrap dress has a figure-flattering silhouette, a modest knee length, and comes in seven colors.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodle. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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