as in afraid
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
you'll come with us into the cave, unless you're yellow
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Recent Examples of yellow
August is a great month for stone fruits, with mid-August being the most popular time to purchase plums and yellow nectarines.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Use yellow sticky traps to monitor.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
The frenetic antics of Illumination‘s mascot army of yellow miscreants have always been indebted to vintage slapstick.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 June 2026
According to Zillow, ochre yellow is the single worst color a seller can paint their interior walls.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for yellow
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Use yellow sticky traps to monitor.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
The frenetic antics of Illumination‘s mascot army of yellow miscreants have always been indebted to vintage slapstick.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 June 2026
According to Zillow, ochre yellow is the single worst color a seller can paint their interior walls.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for yellow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
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That's the part so many seem afraid to say out loud.
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The people who worked for cooperatives were particularly afraid.
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Still, farmworkers across the country are scared to go to work.
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In Utah, doctors continue to reassure scared patients and lobby for better public health policy.
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Even young raccoons can bite or scratch when frightened, and wild animals can carry parasites and diseases, says Rakestraw.
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When customers are frustrated, frightened, confused or considering leaving, those become high-risk moments.
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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
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All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.
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Some also have lost lawyers, dismayed by the pusillanimous behavior of their leaders.
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The second believed the United States could attain comprehensive security through military-technological means and saw diplomacy as a quixotic or pusillanimous enterprise that dishonored and weakened the country.
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Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration.
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Republicans in Congress have become spineless sycophants to a president who only sees the beauty of this country in dollar signs.
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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Lindsey Graham is a career, corrupt, cowardly politician.
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This origin tale of Don Diego Vega, and his masked adventurer/avenger alter ego Zorro, righting wrongs against craven evildoers in early-day California, was adapted into a silent movie hit in 1920.
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It’s populated by craven, cowardly traitors.
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“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yellow. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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