as in to chicken (out)
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Recent Examples of wimp out
Some plants wimp out when temperatures soar—but not these heat-tolerant perennials.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
These thick, long-lasting steamers will never wimp out mid-shower, and the cute packaging sure doesn't hurt either.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Mar. 2025
There is a chance that central banks will wimp out and blink, and not be willing to fight inflation.
—Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
These thick, long-lasting steamers will never wimp out mid-shower, and the cute packaging sure doesn't hurt either.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Mar. 2025
There is a chance that central banks will wimp out and blink, and not be willing to fight inflation.
—Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimp out
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The Toronto Film Festival has backed down from a decision to pull the invite for director Barry Avrich’s Israel October 7 documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue over security and footage clearance concerns.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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The president, for his part, isn’t backing down despite flagging consumer sentiment and consternation from economists.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some of the Russian crude oil sent to India is then refined and exported back out to other countries – because sanctions on Moscow don’t include products refined outside Russia.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Yankees got their 2024 AL Rookie of the Year back out on the mound for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon against the Miami Marlins.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Those ahead of him backed off, reluctant to engage.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the good of all, Trump ought to back off and tend to the expansive business that is his responsibility under the Constitution.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, there were 652 officers on the force, with nearly 100 cops out on some kind of administrative or medical leave.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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But with that brief wave of hope came new footage on Twitter every night of the NYPD acting like bad cops out of a Harvey Keitel flick: cops harassing peaceful crowds, cops kettling activists, cops literally driving a car into a crowd of protestors.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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“Wimp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp%20out. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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