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
Jo Malone’s green tomato vine diffuser offers a greenhouse-fresh scent, designed to last for months as its distributed among chic black reeds.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
An unofficial trail begins on the south side and winds through darkening canopy and chest-high reeds to open up almost underneath the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, for those who want to live the Troll Life.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Arnold, a reed-thin 62-year-old, calls them all by name.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The iron girders of a water tower were reeds bending in the wind.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
An unofficial trail begins on the south side and winds through darkening canopy and chest-high reeds to open up almost underneath the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, for those who want to live the Troll Life.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Arnold, a reed-thin 62-year-old, calls them all by name.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The iron girders of a water tower were reeds bending in the wind.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reed
Noun
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So this coward had to fire from outside of the church, through the church windows and into the church.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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According to Boxing called Davis a coward for his decision.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Where have jellyfish been spotted in Indiana?—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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Robots can serve pizza, crawl over alien planets, swim like octopuses and jellyfish, cosplay as humans, and even perform surgery.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At age 40, Matt Rhule flipped Temple from a doormat to a 10-win team that played for the American Conference championship.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Wiping your shoes on a doormat doesn’t help much, either, since most shoes have soles with crevices that collect germs and bacteria.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Truth Teller is a sick mouse hiding behind Tom Brady’s fridge.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Paul Walter Hauser will voice a sheep character and Yvonne Orji a pigeon.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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In sheep given creatine, the fetus’ brain is more protected from oxygen deprivation.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Reed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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