as in cowards
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it
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Recent Examples of chickens
Whether on purpose or happy accident, the scent often draws consumers directly to the hot case of ready-to-eat chickens.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Alana finds joy in feeding cows and pigs, collecting eggs from chickens, and meeting horses and llamas.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
This method also works really well for preparing whole chickens or turkeys.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
But the chickens coming home to roost doesn’t stop there.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Talk about counting your chickens.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Women dangle live chickens from their hands, and carry spices piled high in plastic buckets on their heads.
—Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
In the summers, cattle graze across the acreage, with the ranch currently running about 200 cow-calf pairs, along with horses, chickens, and a few pigs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Alana finds joy in feeding cows and pigs, collecting eggs from chickens, and meeting horses and llamas.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
This method also works really well for preparing whole chickens or turkeys.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
But the chickens coming home to roost doesn’t stop there.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Talk about counting your chickens.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Women dangle live chickens from their hands, and carry spices piled high in plastic buckets on their heads.
—Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
In the summers, cattle graze across the acreage, with the ranch currently running about 200 cow-calf pairs, along with horses, chickens, and a few pigs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chickens
cowards
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We are told that politics is for cowards, literary analysis is for women, education is a system of liberal indoctrination, brave individuals must resist the herd.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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But Democrats look like cowards for fleeing the state.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Chickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chickens. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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