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
Visual artist Pork Chop will return to craft the festival’s signature jellyfish installation and surfboard arch.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Yaowarat hosted the folks from Annam VL to play with Vietnamese and Thai-Chinese flavors, resulting in bowls of shellfish fat noodles, jellyfish salad and laab steak tartare, as well as lines out the door.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
There are also plenty of her scarab rings, jellyfish earrings and even Egyptian amulets enclosed in small glass globes, compounding on the idea of timeless treasures.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Its white-sand beaches are bordered by crystal-clear cerulean waters teeming with marine life, including nurse sharks, sand dollars, and upside-down jellyfish.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Yaowarat hosted the folks from Annam VL to play with Vietnamese and Thai-Chinese flavors, resulting in bowls of shellfish fat noodles, jellyfish salad and laab steak tartare, as well as lines out the door.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
There are also plenty of her scarab rings, jellyfish earrings and even Egyptian amulets enclosed in small glass globes, compounding on the idea of timeless treasures.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Its white-sand beaches are bordered by crystal-clear cerulean waters teeming with marine life, including nurse sharks, sand dollars, and upside-down jellyfish.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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If Republicans refuse to do that, then their constituents can rest assured that their representatives are cowards and liars.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s earned international esteem as a bandleader and collaborator with other singular artists like Afro-Swiss harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret, Japanese piano star Hiromi, and Cuban reed great Paquito D’Rivera.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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That, and the usual dance stereotypes: that ballet amounted to eating disorders, cutthroat competition, tiara-ed reeds in stiff tutus dancing in the moonlight.—
Elyse Durham,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fleas are carried constantly into your yard by wildlife that passes through, such as skunks, raccoons, opossums, mice, and deer, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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Some research in mice and cultured cells hint that microplastics have the potential to cause damage, and epidemiological research suggests that microplastics are associated with respiratory, digestive, and reproductive issues, as well as colon and lung cancer.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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Made with a leather outer and 100 percent sheep leather lining, the shoes have a stunning glossy finish that is complimented by a nylon twill bow.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those spruce trees had colonized fields once used for sheep farming.—
Jennifer Wolcott,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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