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
Instead of just collecting these animals in their adult jellyfish-like form, Prudkovsky would collect them in their immature semi-stationary form and raise them in a laboratory.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The creature looks like a giant celestial jellyfish and makes sounds like a whale.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Be alert for stingrays and jellyfish.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Warmer waters can encourage some species of jellyfish in certain regions to grow and reproduce more, Lucas said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The creature looks like a giant celestial jellyfish and makes sounds like a whale.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Be alert for stingrays and jellyfish.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Warmer waters can encourage some species of jellyfish in certain regions to grow and reproduce more, Lucas said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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So this coward had to fire from outside of the church, through the church windows and into the church.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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According to Boxing called Davis a coward for his decision.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, reeds were allowed to choke off this stream.—
Steven Franck,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rods and lures safely stowed, the paddling anglers head past the swampy banks and cast their lines through the reeds and lily pads.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recall Scotty in Star Trek IV picking up the Macintosh Plus mouse and talking to it instead of trying to move it, and then eventually having to use the keyboard.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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