spinelessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinelessness
Noun
  • Angela, a choir director and family history consultant for her local church, was first hospitalized on March 6 complaining of dizziness and weakness.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • The weakness could be due to the new 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened against the European Union and Mexico over the weekend.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • For me, perfectionism is a burden, a mask of cowardice.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 11 July 2025
  • This is the toughest-yet Midyear Reckoning of movies because of the undeniable fact that film culture, by and large, has succumbed to the entertainment industry’s artistic cowardice.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Reid’s statement was striking for its sheer pusillanimity.
    Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
  • What a profile in pusillanimity.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 May 2022
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“Spinelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinelessness. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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