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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poltroonery
Noun
  • Reid’s statement was striking for its sheer pusillanimity.
    Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
  • What a profile in pusillanimity.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 May 2022
Noun
  • Better to walk away than be a party to this display of cowardice.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
  • This is the consequence of cowardice — political, moral and economic.
    Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Poltroonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poltroonery. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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