reeds

noun

plural of reed
as in cowards
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 reeds Just water, the tips of reeds, a floating mat of palmetto thatching that might have been someone’s roof. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 For centuries, this was a world of reeds, sedge, eels, wildfowl, mist, and danger. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 Anchoring the reeds and holding down the baritone sax chair defined with soulful panache by Harry Carney for nearly five decades is Kamrin Ortiz. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Disembarking in Berry’s Creek Canal required skulking through some swamp and reeds, commando style. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 The pit band has the two keyboards, violin, reeds and brass that are customary for Broadway tours. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026 Blood is as much a part of this landscape as the honeysuckle reeds. — Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Wicker refers to the method of weaving—most outdoor wicker furniture features materials such as rattan, raffia, bamboo, and willow reeds. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026 Water levels had risen higher than expected, leaving the cyclist stranded halfway across the river — clinging to reeds with their bike as the current moved around them. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeds
  1. cowards
  2. jellyfish
  3. doormats
  4. mice
  5. sheep
Noun
  • In reality, the refs just do the bidding of the cowards behind the curtain.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Definition of cowards
Noun
  • Their arrival adds to a growing list of invasive marine species affecting the Atlantic, including jellyfish with painful stings, which were recently documented along the Jersey Shore.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • People should also stay alert to local water conditions, including rip currents and the presence of other marine animals such as jellyfish.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of jellyfish
Noun
  • Beat or hose down doormats and outdoor rugs.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of doormats
Noun
  • In contrast, feeding those same mice glucosamine made memory loss worse.
    — Ramon Sun, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
  • The work on the African striped mice is one of four research projects listed as finalists for this year’s Dolittle Prize.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Definition of mice
Noun
  • Most were built higher into livestock fences only in the last decades of the 18th and early decades of the 19th centuries, when sheep farming became the dominant form of agriculture in New England.
    — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • While exploring the island for food, the men were trapped in Polyphemus’ cave with the cyclops’ herd of sheep.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of sheep

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