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Recent Examples of doormat
Keep a heavy-duty doormat outside and a washable one inside.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The forever-doormat Buffalo Sabres just had a 10-game win streak.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Chabert stars as Sara, a classic doormat who spends her days fetching coffee, doing her colleagues’ work, and letting her boss take credit for her ideas.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The forever-doormat Buffalo Sabres just had a 10-game win streak.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Chabert stars as Sara, a classic doormat who spends her days fetching coffee, doing her colleagues’ work, and letting her boss take credit for her ideas.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormat
Noun
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Please do not take the coward’s way.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even before the expedition reached land, Islanders had gone out to the ships, paddling canoes or reed bundles, or just swimming, unafraid and unarmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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One ‘ewaa is thatched with tule reed and the others have been made using broom baccharis, which grows on site, Cohen said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormat. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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