as in craven
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards
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Recent Examples of coward
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t stand there like a coward, come here and say it.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
He will be called a fascist and a coward and a dilettante.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Two baseballs flew down toward the San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar from the left-field corner stands, the gutless moves of two cowards.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Don't stand there like a coward, come here and say it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Don’t stand there like a coward, come here and say it.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
He will be called a fascist and a coward and a dilettante.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Two baseballs flew down toward the San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar from the left-field corner stands, the gutless moves of two cowards.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coward
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Social media has erupted with praise for this cowardly attack.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The cowardly cook will turn to squid as a replacement, but only cuttlefish deliver the essential alien squirm, and the relevant recipes are a treat.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Spread the chicken and salsa verde mix on top of the masa.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Farmworkers are more at risk of getting infected by this virus from being in close contact with dairy cows and chickens.Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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And the really jaw-dropping part of AMLO’s gutless abdication?Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
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Two baseballs flew down toward the San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar from the left-field corner stands, the gutless moves of two cowards.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Mark Kelly Americans who are rightfully appalled by the pusillanimous response to anti-Semitism on college campuses have been pulling their donations and calling for restrictions on anti-Israel student groups.Arthur Levitt, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
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Those clumsy tales revealed Chazelle’s pusillanimous career ambitions.Armond White, National Review, 13 Jan. 2023
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Kyle Beach’s courage and humanity is in sharp contrast with the craven men who failed him (Photo: Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
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Since then, Trump has regularly lobbed attacks at the military and its top leaders, accusing them of being politically craven and operationally incompetent.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Coward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coward. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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