as in coward
a person without strength of character
a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad
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Recent Examples of jellyfish
Teen completes brutal swim across New Zealand’s Cook Strait
Californian Maya Merhige, 17, suffered thousands of jellyfish stings during the 14-hour, 27-mile swim.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Shaped like underwater organisms including corals, jellyfish, and even a bejeweled sea urchin (seen here), the light fixtures echo the natural motifs and fluid lines of the Art Nouveau movement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
The jellyfish cut and bob are perfect respective examples.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Shaped like underwater organisms including corals, jellyfish, and even a bejeweled sea urchin (seen here), the light fixtures echo the natural motifs and fluid lines of the Art Nouveau movement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
The jellyfish cut and bob are perfect respective examples.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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With rising apprehension, the Cabinet kept deliberating for a couple of days while Sumner did his best to shut down jingoistic rhetoric in the Senate from politicians who demanded that Lincoln not be a coward in the face of Great Britain.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Because these cowards fear being doxed for their inhumane and unconscionable actions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited. Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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In 2022, archeologists unearthed what appeared to be the oldest intact reed boat.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Importantly, even when the mice were switched back to a healthy diet for 24 weeks, many of the problems persisted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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For example, places where mice and rats are the most abundant scavengers are more vulnerable to outbreaks of illnesses like the bacterial disease leptospirosis and the diarrhea-causing cryptosporidiosis.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The farm’s Dirt Lover cheese (a pure sheep’s milk, bloomy rind cheese with a vegetable ash coating) is a 2025 Community Choice Good Food Award winner.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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This is especially important at a time when the number of sheep in the United States has declined in recent years.—
Nathaniel Trojanoski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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