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Recent Examples of milquetoast
The upstart Slovaks, by far the story of this otherwise milquetoast tournament, will face either the United States or the winner of Wednesday’s Switzerland-Finland game in the semifinals on Friday, and are guaranteed to play in a medal game.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
Each of the game’s major areas — with milquetoast monikers like Flare Pool and Volt Forge — saddles the player with a new Federation members who’s been trapped on Viewros.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
At other times, confusing or milquetoast themes have made the event feel out of touch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
Each of the game’s major areas — with milquetoast monikers like Flare Pool and Volt Forge — saddles the player with a new Federation members who’s been trapped on Viewros.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
At other times, confusing or milquetoast themes have made the event feel out of touch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milquetoast
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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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
Noun
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At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Aug. 2024
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Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
15 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The data, which includes employee keystrokes and mouse clicks, is needed to train AI agents, a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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But the cat is so busy chasing its tail, the mouse saunters away and curls up for a nap.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Milquetoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milquetoast. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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