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Recent Examples of fainthearted Reading even a few paragraphs about the testimony at these two NYC trials isn’t for the fainthearted, and men and women recognize that there are some very bad actors who must be held accountable for their actions. Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 The results are not for the fainthearted, as very thick, dry skin tends to peel off in layers. Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 30 May 2024 This film is not for the fainthearted or weak-stomached. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2021 Even the most fainthearted and tremulous of our fellow citizens—our CEOs—could stick up for free speech without being called Nazi sympathizers. WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 Moreover, restricting the initiative to projects in developed markets is a fainthearted stipulation that will hopefully be swiftly abandoned. Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019 Ballet Theater itself is suddenly looking fainthearted and uncoordinated as a theatrical troupe. Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 15 June 2018 Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Lee, a fainthearted young woman with a troubled past whose first job is a secretarial position under an overbearing lawyer, Edward (James Spader). Sara Aridi, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fainthearted
Adjective
  • Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • If the cat remains frightened and timid, talk to your vet about medications that might help.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old is only going to get better, and that's a scary thing for the league.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • This was in the days when only lunatics or scary white punks had shaved heads.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • The restaurant industry — which has long maintained a status quo of hiring immigrants — is finding creative solutions to support fearful staff.
    Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • In Jewish Insider, Gabby Deutsch talks to the Democrats who are fearful about what the Mamdani win means.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 June 2025

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“Fainthearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fainthearted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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