as in cravens
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards
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Recent Examples of cowards
But Democrats look like cowards for fleeing the state.
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Nicole Russell, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Nicole Russell, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowards
chickens
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Its spacious capacity accommodates all the way from family meals, roasts, and whole chickens, to bagels, all cooked to exact precision.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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By comparison, Shari Redstone was never able to execute any strategic sale of Paramount assets before the media chickens came to roost.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cowards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowards. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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