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Recent Examples of doormat
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.
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
That's why Hill likes to run cords along porch trim or under doormats.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
Crime scene investigators who responded to the scene found a bullet hole in the front door, about 59.5 inches above the doormat.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 19 Nov. 2025
Limit lead dust by removing shoes before entering the home and using doormats inside and outside.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
That's why Hill likes to run cords along porch trim or under doormats.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
Crime scene investigators who responded to the scene found a bullet hole in the front door, about 59.5 inches above the doormat.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 19 Nov. 2025
Limit lead dust by removing shoes before entering the home and using doormats inside and outside.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormat
Noun
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He and the cowards of Congress should be held accountable in the next election cycle.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are cowards who are inciting violence to distract from their own failures.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Along the banks, the giants of Amazonia, the sentinel royal palms and the colossal domed kapoks, rose above a confusion of trunks, reeds, and trailing vines.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tule reeds that grows in the yard in preparation of basket weaving.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormat. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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