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
The jellyfish is only about 4 inches across and boasts a bright red cross in its center.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Watch on These tiny jellyfish have been drifting around the oceans since before the days of the dinosaurs—but how long has a single jellyfish lived?
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
During the yacht trip, Ceretti was seen tending to DiCaprio after he was seemingly stung by a jellyfish.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
This year, for instance, inventors took a tip from jellyfish to create a non-toxic, fluorescent spray that can make fingerprints visible at a crime scene.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Watch on These tiny jellyfish have been drifting around the oceans since before the days of the dinosaurs—but how long has a single jellyfish lived?
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
During the yacht trip, Ceretti was seen tending to DiCaprio after he was seemingly stung by a jellyfish.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
This year, for instance, inventors took a tip from jellyfish to create a non-toxic, fluorescent spray that can make fingerprints visible at a crime scene.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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McGee, Knight, and Torres step onto the Elevator of Schemes and Secrets full of speculation, like why is LaRoche interested in scoring political points with this case, and what kind of coward hides behind a fake name anyway?—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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This sick, twisted and evil coward showed no regard for Laken or human life.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Shrek's swamp is dimly-lit and dotted with thatched cottages as well as reeds and artificial moss covering fake wooden logs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The best reed diffusers give your favorite candle a run for its money.—
Sarah Madaus,
Allure,
10 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, overgrowing mutant clones in mice have been seen to revert to normal growth, as Jones and a co-author describe in the 2023 Annual Review of Cancer Biology.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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One shot in the trailer shows the Switch 2's Joy-Cons being dragged across a surface like a computer mouse, lending credence to rumors of them including an optical sensor.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the first, a mayor placed them in the park to keep the grass trimmed (alongside some sheep, now gone).—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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But that moment of enjoyment is only a brief, illusory respite from Ahmet’s laborious responsibilities herding sheep and caring for his kid brother Naim (Agush Agushev), the picture of innocence and adorableness, who hasn’t spoken since their mother died.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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