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
At Blue Magic, one of the archipelago’s top dive sites, once crystal-clear waters are now filled by pink jellyfish tangled in waste.
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
How did the jellyfish turn into a squid?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
These include cnidarians, a group of radially symmetric organisms including present-day jellyfish.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Sea turtles and other marine animals can often confuse burst balloons floating in the water for jellyfish.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
How did the jellyfish turn into a squid?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
These include cnidarians, a group of radially symmetric organisms including present-day jellyfish.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Sea turtles and other marine animals can often confuse burst balloons floating in the water for jellyfish.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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According to the referee report, Bright used a racial slur that is slang for punk or coward.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Time constraints once again strike here, but there’s also the fact that the movie drops the plot’s true twist — that Grace is a coward — only a few minutes before.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blood is as much a part of this landscape as the honeysuckle reeds.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Using electric or reed diffusers offers a simple, hands-off method to keep your spring fragrance filling your home.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fiber-optic drones are the latest part of a cat-and-mouse race as Israel’s high-tech defenses race to intercept new threats, especially ones that are less sophisticated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sasha is then forced to play a ritualistic cat-and-mouse game that Robbins considers to be his homage to Deliverance (1972) and The River Wild (1994).—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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When bumbling village policeman Derry (an endearing Nicholas Braun) dismisses any suspicion of foul play despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, it’s left to the sheep to prove otherwise — despite no ability to converse with their human counterparts beyond Lassie-style leading and hinting.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Contrary to speculation about the intellectual capabilities of sheep, this herd loves solving fictional crimes and is pretty good at it, especially the very smart Lily (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) the titular head of this ragtag crew.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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