as in coward
a person without strength of character
a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad
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Recent Examples of jellyfish
Among the species discovered were ancient relatives of worms, sponges and jellyfish.
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CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The dress and outfit were inspired by her daughter Shai’s love of jellyfish, while some details in the accessories, designed by couturier Robert Wun, referenced a butterfly landing on Osaka’s face at the 2021 Australian Open.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that the jellyfish, which host photosynthetic algae, are active during the day, sleep mainly at night, and even take midday naps, much like some humans do after lunch.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Though the entire look evoked a jellyfish, small white butterflies could also be glimpsed on the athlete’s apparel and accessories — a reference to Osaka’s 2021 Australian Open tennis match when the athlete moved a butterfly that landed on her face off the court.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The dress and outfit were inspired by her daughter Shai’s love of jellyfish, while some details in the accessories, designed by couturier Robert Wun, referenced a butterfly landing on Osaka’s face at the 2021 Australian Open.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that the jellyfish, which host photosynthetic algae, are active during the day, sleep mainly at night, and even take midday naps, much like some humans do after lunch.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Though the entire look evoked a jellyfish, small white butterflies could also be glimpsed on the athlete’s apparel and accessories — a reference to Osaka’s 2021 Australian Open tennis match when the athlete moved a butterfly that landed on her face off the court.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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Please do not take the coward’s way.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who lives with her grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat), in a mudhif, a house of twisted reeds, in Iraq’s southern marshlands.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even before the expedition reached land, Islanders had gone out to the ships, paddling canoes or reed bundles, or just swimming, unafraid and unarmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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The Beyem Seo pack killed more than 92 calves and sheep in just over six months, ranging close to ranches, homes and schools and terrifying local families.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The spotlight, however, seems fixated on Estelle Manor, which technically resides in a region where there’s more sheep than people.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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