as in coward
a person without strength of character
a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad
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Recent Examples of jellyfish
In January 2023, Viking published its first scientific paper detailing its expedition team's encounters with the rare giant phantom jellyfish in Antarctica—spotted during submersible dives with guests.
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Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
The video sequences, which Munk conceptualizes along with the food, can be especially unsettling: what initially appears to be a dreamy vision of jellyfish swimming around a reef evolves into a visual reprimand about ocean pollution, with plastic detritus outlasting dying coral.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
No other fossils from the Ediacara period have shown this type of organization so definitively, with most showing a simple radial symmetry (like modern jellyfish).
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are transparent creatures that are not closely related to jellyfish, despite their name.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
The video sequences, which Munk conceptualizes along with the food, can be especially unsettling: what initially appears to be a dreamy vision of jellyfish swimming around a reef evolves into a visual reprimand about ocean pollution, with plastic detritus outlasting dying coral.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
No other fossils from the Ediacara period have shown this type of organization so definitively, with most showing a simple radial symmetry (like modern jellyfish).
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are transparent creatures that are not closely related to jellyfish, despite their name.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
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Don't stand there like a coward, come here and say it.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Don’t stand there like a coward, come here and say it.Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The invasive reed will choke riparian habitat, threatening the native plants and wildlife that rely on the desert waterways.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another first-time swan hunter and DU volunteer, John, accompanied us into the invasive bushy-topped reeds.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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Repeatedly taking large blood draws from nonpregnant mice also woke up retrotransposons in blood stem cells, indicating pregnancy isn’t the only trigger.ByCatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
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That is because cats see guinea pigs as big hairy mice, which is their favorite prey.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Hunters sometimes mistake grizzlies for legal-to-hunt black bears or kill grizzlies in self-defense — and wildlife managers often kill grizzlies that prey on cattle and sheep.Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This Black Sheep is a New Zealand film about zombie sheep.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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