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Recent Examples of shrinking violet
After spending years working as a marketing and HR executive, Mita Mallick is far from a shrinking violet.
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Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 21 July 2025
This is not a time for shrinking violets or incrementalism.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
After all, a little one with a name like Valkyrie, Raven, or Justice isn’t likely to be a shrinking violet.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the world woke up to a new face splashed across the home page of the Daily Mail: Olivia Nuzzi, blonde, attractive, and no shrinking violet, posing at an event in her stretchy leopard-print top.
—Ashley Baker, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
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Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 21 July 2025
This is not a time for shrinking violets or incrementalism.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
After all, a little one with a name like Valkyrie, Raven, or Justice isn’t likely to be a shrinking violet.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the world woke up to a new face splashed across the home page of the Daily Mail: Olivia Nuzzi, blonde, attractive, and no shrinking violet, posing at an event in her stretchy leopard-print top.
—Ashley Baker, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrinking violet
Noun
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The research, published in the journal Cell, used mouse models to explore how the biological changes associated with cancer may affect the progression of the most common dementia type.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Primer extension experiments using mouse macrophage RNA indicated a single transcriptional initiation site.—
Kirstin R.W. Matthews,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The introvert who reads long articles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Here are three simple ways to design your space with the year of the introvert in mind.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Shrinking violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking%20violet. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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