spinelessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinelessness
Noun
  • Fashion chains attributed some of that weakness to cold weather and were clearly crossing their fingers and hoping the trend changed with the weather.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Management is implementing measures to address these weaknesses.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The cynicism derives from at least two interrelated forms of corporate cowardice.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • That's what people are upset about. SHAKIR: There's a cowardice of a Republican Party and a political establishment, no one wants to stand up to him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Reid’s statement was striking for its sheer pusillanimity.
    Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
  • What a profile in pusillanimity.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 May 2022
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“Spinelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinelessness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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