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
In the seventh century BCE, a generation or so before the princess was born, that scribe, called Nabû-shuma-iddin, was pressing a reed stylus into a lump of wet clay.
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Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
This pick has dried flowers mixed in with the reeds for a cozy look.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Jo Malone’s green tomato vine diffuser offers a greenhouse-fresh scent, designed to last for months as its distributed among chic black reeds.
—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
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Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
This pick has dried flowers mixed in with the reeds for a cozy look.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Jo Malone’s green tomato vine diffuser offers a greenhouse-fresh scent, designed to last for months as its distributed among chic black reeds.
—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
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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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What can any of us make of our momentary intimate lives in such an immense world, with equally immense unknowns, mysteries as great as death or the whale, as deep as love or the ocean, as sad and beautiful as a jellyfish torn and glistening in a small fortress of shore rock?—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the heart of the park is another immersive extravaganza as footage of seascapes and schools of fish swirls dizzyingly around one of the world’s biggest wraparound screens whilst drones which look like illuminated jellyfish fill the air.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This pretty doormat is crafted with natural coconut coir material, which adds some warmth as well as character to the entryway.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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No way this year’s defense is a doormat.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recall Scotty in Star Trek IV picking up the Macintosh Plus mouse and talking to it instead of trying to move it, and then eventually having to use the keyboard.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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