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
The season kicks off early here and generally peaks during the first two weeks of October when high slopes are painted with bands of yellow, orange and gold as the aspens unleash their leafy fireworks, though in 2025, the colors are creeping in a little later than usual.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
As the fall season beckons us into cooler temperatures, the leaves turn to beautiful shades of apricot, cinnamon red, and golden yellow.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
There even are cheerful yellow walls and hardwood floors.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The water from the faucets runs an abnormal yellow color.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
As the fall season beckons us into cooler temperatures, the leaves turn to beautiful shades of apricot, cinnamon red, and golden yellow.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
There even are cheerful yellow walls and hardwood floors.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The water from the faucets runs an abnormal yellow color.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
Adjective
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For its part, Beijing remained defiant, with the commerce ministry saying Sunday that China doesn’t want a tariff war but is also not afraid of one.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those in the fanbase who wanted Lewis gone four weeks ago are now afraid to lose him.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … 'TRYING MY BEST' – Country star 'scared' after anti-Trump song ignites social media firestorm.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kids are all scared and all alone.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Despite Lockjaw’s raid of their town, which reads as akin to an ICE campaign, Sensei isn’t frightened, confused, or shaken.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The film revealed that when his pal John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982 at age 33, Candy was visibly shaken and frightened.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some also have lost lawyers, dismayed by the pusillanimous behavior of their leaders.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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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.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Because Republicans in Congress are spineless.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many Democrats, including progressives, said the move was spineless on Schumer’s part.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Missourians have the opportunity to put this craven power grab up for a vote.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are lots of good rebuttals to this craven move.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yellow. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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