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Recent Examples of milquetoast
Fringe filmmaking demands taking risks and, like it or not, even the most milquetoast material can be deemed too inappropriate for families by the extra-cautious MPA.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
The elections demonstrated the voters’ persistent support for political movements embracing right-wing populism on issues related to immigration, crime and social issues while abandoning milquetoast traditional center-right parties for failing to bring meaningful change.
—Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 21 July 2024
No one wants to be trapped in that moribund milquetoast normie Christianity.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
One day, a milquetoast accountant (Jason Bateman) discovers that Diane has hacked his information, which leads to a crazy cross-country trip in which the two characters are reluctantly stuck together.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
The elections demonstrated the voters’ persistent support for political movements embracing right-wing populism on issues related to immigration, crime and social issues while abandoning milquetoast traditional center-right parties for failing to bring meaningful change.
—Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 21 July 2024
No one wants to be trapped in that moribund milquetoast normie Christianity.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
One day, a milquetoast accountant (Jason Bateman) discovers that Diane has hacked his information, which leads to a crazy cross-country trip in which the two characters are reluctantly stuck together.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milquetoast
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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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
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Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2022
Noun
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At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Aug. 2024
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Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
15 Nov. 2023
Noun
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When the normal mice were allowed to scratch, the team saw that their ears became swollen.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
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In experiments with mice, this worked to improve heart function.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Milquetoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milquetoast. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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