as in coward
a person without strength of character
the congresswoman is but a reed who bends whichever way the political winds are blowing
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Recent Examples of reed
The festival kicks off April 17 at Berkeley’s Hillside Club with a free concert featuring public school students from Oakland, Berkeley and Piedmont who study choro with reed player Zack Pitt-Smith (a founding member of another excellent East Bay Brazilian music combo, Grupo Falso Baiano).
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
To get started on your saxophone journey, the Glory Gold alto saxophone set has a saxophone, reeds, mouthpiece cushions and cleaning tools.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The insect was observed coating the stems of entire patches of reeds.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
This is a world of untamed wilderness, home to hippos that wade through the reeds, fish eagles that circle overhead and fishermen who paddle their dugout canoes with a cautious eye on the water.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
To get started on your saxophone journey, the Glory Gold alto saxophone set has a saxophone, reeds, mouthpiece cushions and cleaning tools.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The insect was observed coating the stems of entire patches of reeds.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
This is a world of untamed wilderness, home to hippos that wade through the reeds, fish eagles that circle overhead and fishermen who paddle their dugout canoes with a cautious eye on the water.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reed
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With rising apprehension, the Cabinet kept deliberating for a couple of days while Sumner did his best to shut down jingoistic rhetoric in the Senate from politicians who demanded that Lincoln not be a coward in the face of Great Britain.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Because these cowards fear being doxed for their inhumane and unconscionable actions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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The winning film, Total Pixel Space by Jacob Adler, is a jumble of both realistic and impossible vivid landscapes like a flying pig, people floating in a city or inside a pool, a bloom of jellyfish and a meerkat donning a bright yellow turtleneck.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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These lineages, which contain the comb jellies, the sea sponges, and other ocean creatures such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, comprise some of the Earth’s simplest animals.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
7 May 2025
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TikToks garnering over a million views offer ample everyday inspiration, showcasing wicker baskets, woven doormats, faux wreaths that look deceptively fresh, and warm lighting.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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For more small-space styling solutions, read on for whimsical topiaries, spring doormats, a streamlined spin on the trendy egg chair, and more.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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Importantly, even when the mice were switched back to a healthy diet for 24 weeks, many of the problems persisted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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For example, places where mice and rats are the most abundant scavengers are more vulnerable to outbreaks of illnesses like the bacterial disease leptospirosis and the diarrhea-causing cryptosporidiosis.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
19 June 2025
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In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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“Reed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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