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Recent Examples of milquetoast
Like Ray did for its generation, Sophia proves that one little book willing to fill every word with lightning is worth more than the milquetoast marketability of a thousand best sellers.
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Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
An orphan who lives with his grandparents, Albie and Sarah (Mark Hamill and Mia Sara), Chuck pads through a rather milquetoast coming-of-age sketch.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Factor in the current state of the Sox, and the milquetoast and malaise of their last several seasons, and the need for a young superstar savior is sky-high.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
Lottie was running a pretty milquetoast self-help retreat.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
An orphan who lives with his grandparents, Albie and Sarah (Mark Hamill and Mia Sara), Chuck pads through a rather milquetoast coming-of-age sketch.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Factor in the current state of the Sox, and the milquetoast and malaise of their last several seasons, and the need for a young superstar savior is sky-high.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
Lottie was running a pretty milquetoast self-help retreat.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milquetoast
Noun
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The crowd applauds for 13 seconds both at the intense, almost Chris Farley–esque yell itself and the absurdity of Maron’s desire to be a manly coward.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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Just an utter coward folding to this embarrassing paper tiger administration.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2022
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 researchers then replicated this outcome in mouse models — when the mice received a combination of immunotherapy drugs and an mRNA vaccine targeting the COVID-19 spike protein, their tumors became more responsive to treatment.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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After twenty years in New York City, the novelty of being a country mouse in the big city had worn off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Milquetoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milquetoast. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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