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
With an understated mix of blue and yellow tones that provide warmth but still feel muted.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Make sure to wait until the leaves have turned yellow or brown because green leaves are still absorbing sunlight and nutrients needed for next year's growth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Migrants seated in the bow unfurled the yellow, blue and red flag of Venezuela and raised the banner in the air.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD, experimental color psychologist at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, says that most people prefer blue or green to orange or yellow, and that lighter colors are preferred over darker shades.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Make sure to wait until the leaves have turned yellow or brown because green leaves are still absorbing sunlight and nutrients needed for next year's growth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Migrants seated in the bow unfurled the yellow, blue and red flag of Venezuela and raised the banner in the air.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD, experimental color psychologist at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, says that most people prefer blue or green to orange or yellow, and that lighter colors are preferred over darker shades.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for yellow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
Adjective
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The government hopes for rain, but people are already afraid.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wasn't afraid to acknowledge just how bad things went for star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the rest of his team as a whole.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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When one teen is scared or tired of the process, the other girl is there to encourage her.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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One of the women, one of his first girlfriends, was very scared [to be part of the series].—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nearly a week later, Scott and Kodi Allred, a couple traveling to visit their son at the University of Northern Colorado, saw the frightened black dachshund darting along the same stretch of road near Elk Mountain.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, a frightened reaction is inexplicable.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 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
Adjective
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My candidacy is a symbol of the end of the weak-kneed, feckless Republican leadership of Mitch McConnell, and the spineless swamp jellyfish that are in the United States Senate representing the Republicans.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Because Republicans in Congress are spineless.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shmi, who died for nothing, the cowardly Jedi refusing to free her, refusing to interfere.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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My cowardly stread ended today, however.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This has left some with the feeling that the cheapest, most craven campaign strategies end up being the most successful.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Obi-Wan, the craven victor, revealing his true self.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yellow. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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