as in cowards
a person without strength of character
a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands
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Recent Examples of doormats
Place doormats at every entrance and choose entryway rugs that can easily be cleaned.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
The most expensive doormats will cost more than $50 and are constructed with quality metal.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
One easy way to get rid of dust is by adding doormats at your home’s entry points.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
That's why Hill likes to run cords along porch trim or under doormats.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
The most expensive doormats will cost more than $50 and are constructed with quality metal.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
One easy way to get rid of dust is by adding doormats at your home’s entry points.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
That's why Hill likes to run cords along porch trim or under doormats.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormats
Noun
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The hippos carve the winding channels of the Delta, breaking through blockages of reeds and water lilies and opening floodgates for the rain that flows down from Angola each year.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of kayakers lined up beneath the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge on a clear, chilly Saturday morning, preparing to paddle through the San Diego River Estuary’s shallow reeds in search of trash threatening one of the region’s most important wildlife habitats.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Doormats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormats. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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