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
See video of the giant jellyfish at the top of this story.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Among these phenomena are discoveries around previously unknown and merging galaxies, including some that are jellyfish-shaped and several that researchers can’t fit into existing classifications.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Among the species discovered were ancient relatives of worms, sponges and jellyfish.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The dress and outfit were inspired by her daughter Shai’s love of jellyfish, while some details in the accessories, designed by couturier Robert Wun, referenced a butterfly landing on Osaka’s face at the 2021 Australian Open.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Among these phenomena are discoveries around previously unknown and merging galaxies, including some that are jellyfish-shaped and several that researchers can’t fit into existing classifications.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Among the species discovered were ancient relatives of worms, sponges and jellyfish.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The dress and outfit were inspired by her daughter Shai’s love of jellyfish, while some details in the accessories, designed by couturier Robert Wun, referenced a butterfly landing on Osaka’s face at the 2021 Australian Open.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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Please do not take the coward’s way.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who lives with her grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat), in a mudhif, a house of twisted reeds, in Iraq’s southern marshlands.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even before the expedition reached land, Islanders had gone out to the ships, paddling canoes or reed bundles, or just swimming, unafraid and unarmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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This was pre-stylus and pretrack-pad so the cursor had to be controlled with a mouse, a constraint which gave the pictures part of their character and charm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The documentary series offers a close, often humorous look at the gripping cat-and-mouse game between investigators and perpetrators.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Outside of the four sheep, there were no other animal or people injuries reported from the fire or to emergency response crews, according to a UConn spokesperson.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Haggis, which traditionally includes sheep’s heart, liver and lungs mixed with oats and spices, falls under the offal category.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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