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 driver of the yellow Mac dump truck was heading east on Metropolitan Ave.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Wearing the black sports bra and nothing else, the Madame Web actress went underwear-free while sunbathing on a yellow sun lounger, instead adding some strategic coverage with a A Life Afloat book.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Centeno prefers Benjamin Moore’s White Dove, a soft and creamy white that sits comfortably between white and yellow.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Wearing the black sports bra and nothing else, the Madame Web actress went underwear-free while sunbathing on a yellow sun lounger, instead adding some strategic coverage with a A Life Afloat book.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Centeno prefers Benjamin Moore’s White Dove, a soft and creamy white that sits comfortably between white and yellow.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
Adjective
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Elizabeth Hurley isn't afraid of a re-wear.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Don't be afraid of the rainy season.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And so understandably, Steve was scared and worried about Tony's wellbeing.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The other version of Eztatlán is one most people are scared to talk about.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The facile novelty of adultery is its own mask, a sexy way of dressing up a deep, frightened longing for security.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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He wasn’t arrested, but Toni Jo was frightened enough to relinquish custody of him and return to Saudi Arabia.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The best way to attain them during this conjunction of Venus and Saturn in your financial zone would be to set careful guardrails around your spending.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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No amount of sweeping or careful stepping keeps it at bay; shoes quickly collect a film of dust or thick mud.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
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The nagging wife, the angry daughter and the spineless detective.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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He must be impeached, but with a spineless Congress and a corrupt Supreme Court how this will happen is in grave doubt.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On the flat arid plains below lives the farming community of the Bezaris, who are generally seen by the Hazerans as a group of privileged, cowardly usurers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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We will not be defined by the cowardly acts, but instead be defined by our unwavering response and our resolve to defeat them.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To watch Industry wrestle with the extreme consequences of its characters’ greedy and craven choices is to watch a series blossom with new ambition.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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But to defend books coverage in these craven terms is already to concede too much.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yellow. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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