as in timid
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Adjective
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To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.—
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In middle age, Didi has also become timid after being let down too much by others.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, this only results in both partners feeling insecure, with no way for either partner to resolve the real issue at hand.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The nonprofit found that half of older adults who carried credit card debt feel financially insecure.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Only a monumental defeat could stop South Africa qualifying for the semifinals so there was a rather diffident air to proceedings.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Quan starred as Waymond Wang, a seemingly diffident husband who transforms into a martial arts expert when crossing multiverses to save his family in the Daniels’ wild and emotional film Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The Old Lady have underperformed for much of the campaign, and their meek exit from the Champions League at the hands of PSV Eindhoven increased the scrutiny on Motta, who’s only been in the job since last June.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The column was, if anything, meek to the point of embarrassing.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The building is now an unassuming hot dog joint, but the bathroom where Morrison recorded his vocals is still standing.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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Dialogue feels secondary to her performance of unassuming determination.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Because of its modest scale and deliberately slow pace of growth, referrals to the National Emergency Child Care Network are by word of mouth.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Most Popular Menu Items At first, the course’s modest menu was built out of necessity.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Self-doubting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubting. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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