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Recent Examples of cowers
As his party watches silently and cowers, his intentions grow only more naked.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
When placed in front of him, the child either cowers backward in fear and sighs with relief when it's turned off or uses the Force to deactivate it.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The world cowers in fear, waiting to see what Homelander will do next, and guess what?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
—Andreas Kluth, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
When placed in front of him, the child either cowers backward in fear and sighs with relief when it's turned off or uses the Force to deactivate it.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The world cowers in fear, waiting to see what Homelander will do next, and guess what?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.
—Andreas Kluth, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowers
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Payton cringes at the mention of a sophomore slump, that defenses will figure out Nix.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Throughout the narrative, Johnson never flinches in his portrayal of the wreck, unleashing footage of investigators approaching the car and the victims’ families.—
Jake King-Schreifels,
Time,
15 May 2026
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DiVincenzo never flinches at adversity.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Cowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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