as in cowards
a person without strength of character
those namby-pambies at city hall are never going to get serious about our crime problem
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Noun
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These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
13 May 2026 -
And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Young boys, some no older than five or six, showed off their marksmanship by throwing reeds like spears with perfect accuracy, and the men demonstrated their precision with bow and arrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The pit band has the two keyboards, violin, reeds and brass that are customary for Broadway tours.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Even after a jellyfish dies, its tentacles can continue to release venom through microscopic stinging cells.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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When Jo arrives on the island, however, Nadia is missing, and the jellyfish appears to be much more than a mere invertebrate.—
Tessa Yang,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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“Namby-pambies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/namby-pambies. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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