as in afraid
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
you'll come with us into the cave, unless you're yellow
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Recent Examples of yellow
The affected Evermore Surprise Eggs are gold, come wrapped in yellow, pink, or green, and each contains a selection of seven toys, including the toy airplane in question.
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Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Foliage of plants receiving too much water may turn yellow or even wilt.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The look features bright coral eyeshadow covering the eyelid, a fuchsia shade in the crease, and a swipe of fluorescent yellow eyeliner on the outside half of the eye and right under the brow.
—Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, 20 July 2017
In addition to selling yellow mustard and hot sauce, the division makes ketchup, onion flavorings and other products.
—Nick Turner, Bloomberg.com, 19 July 2017
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Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Foliage of plants receiving too much water may turn yellow or even wilt.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The look features bright coral eyeshadow covering the eyelid, a fuchsia shade in the crease, and a swipe of fluorescent yellow eyeliner on the outside half of the eye and right under the brow.
—Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, 20 July 2017
In addition to selling yellow mustard and hot sauce, the division makes ketchup, onion flavorings and other products.
—Nick Turner, Bloomberg.com, 19 July 2017
See All Example Sentences for yellow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yellow
Adjective
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Taylor Swift knows what excellence requires and is not afraid to demand it.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be afraid to use your gut instinct.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Alolkoy, said despite the bear's small size and obviously scared state, the store quickly erupted in a chaotic scene.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Are players scared to talk about it publicly?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The frightened campers are supposed to deliver the scares — but that only works as a set-up if the villain is lurking behind the next tree.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Republicans are frightened, too.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These treatments require careful and ongoing monitoring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some also have lost lawyers, dismayed by the pusillanimous behavior of their leaders.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The second believed the United States could attain comprehensive security through military-technological means and saw diplomacy as a quixotic or pusillanimous enterprise that dishonored and weakened the country.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Within hours — in what could only be described as a spineless and cowardly move — the network and those broadcasters took the bait and silenced him.—
Jason Bailey,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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That kind of spineless politics is what people are sick of.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are lots of good rebuttals to this craven move.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is under severe pressure from President Donald Trump to restart one of the most craven and self-destructive practices of American politics in the 21st century: predatory gerrymandering.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yellow. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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