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Recent Examples of cowering
Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Neither do the cowering members of Slough House.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Hence the obtuse rabbis, the cowering Uncle Yasha, and, in Aliyah of the 1990s, the naked Russian woman, presumably a prostitute, presenting herself doggy-style.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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The trauma of war is ever-present in Honda's vision, which sees citizens fleeing for their lives and cowering in the rubble of their homes.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Neither do the cowering members of Slough House.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Hence the obtuse rabbis, the cowering Uncle Yasha, and, in Aliyah of the 1990s, the naked Russian woman, presumably a prostitute, presenting herself doggy-style.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowering
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Tops don’t have to be hard, masc, and tall — and bottoms don’t have to be submissive, small, or fem!María Saldana, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Or would restrictions effectively declare Asians and Hispanics to be undesirables, forcing them to endure a painful, submissive half assimilation into a white mainstream that would never quite accept them?Noah Smith, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
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After a time, Patterson’s play-it-down-the-middle approach feels less like the remembrances of a Renaissance man and more like evasive, unassertive hedging.Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
Adjective
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By avoiding fines and penalties and staying ahead as a compliant finance expert, leaders can ensure regulatory adherence and maintain industry credibility.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Browns further maintain that even if their constitutional arguments fall short, they should be deemed compliant with the Modell law.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Crowds gathering for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on the sprawling palace grounds reached into backpacks for umbrellas with the resigned look of people attending a supremely English occasion designed to be held in sunshine.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The second-year Chicago Bears cornerback let out a resigned sigh and laugh.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Wilken has rejected the NCAA’s portrayal of amateurism as inherently different and special, and thus more deserving of deferential antitrust treatment, than other businesses.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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Brenna is hip and intrusive, while Muir is deferential to a fault.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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In its simplest form, the yen carry trade has investors borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher yielding assets, often currencies.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Cowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowering. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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