as in cowards
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it
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Recent Examples of chickens
Smith allegedly sprayed the pesticide across food items, including fresh fruit and vegetables and rotisserie chickens, all of which were available to purchase.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
According to the authorities, Smith aimed the spray at both produce and prepared food items, such as rotisserie chickens.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Helene destroyed four of them, along with thousands of chickens.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of large poultry houses used to raise thousands of chickens at a time got destroyed.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Pridgen operated a dozen poultry houses, each large enough to raise up to 20,000 chickens at a time.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The current strain, H5N1, that is hitting flocks of chickens and herds of cows is not one of those three.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Costco, for instance, has an army of card-carrying loyalists, patrons who adore the bulk discounts, juicy rotisserie chickens, and inflation-proof, buck-fifty hot dogs.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
The virus has been around for decades, and first received global attention in the late 1990s following an outbreak among chickens in southern China.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
According to the authorities, Smith aimed the spray at both produce and prepared food items, such as rotisserie chickens.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Helene destroyed four of them, along with thousands of chickens.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of large poultry houses used to raise thousands of chickens at a time got destroyed.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Pridgen operated a dozen poultry houses, each large enough to raise up to 20,000 chickens at a time.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The current strain, H5N1, that is hitting flocks of chickens and herds of cows is not one of those three.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Costco, for instance, has an army of card-carrying loyalists, patrons who adore the bulk discounts, juicy rotisserie chickens, and inflation-proof, buck-fifty hot dogs.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
The virus has been around for decades, and first received global attention in the late 1990s following an outbreak among chickens in southern China.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Chickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chickens. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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