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
Thousands of bright blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures are washing up on beaches across California.
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Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
SeaWorld likens the experience to the LED room in its Jewels of the Sea attraction that brings to life various shapes and sizes of jellyfish.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Irukandji jellyfish is reportedly a type of box jellyfish.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The aquarium features hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and dozens of habitats filled with nearly 8,000 animals, including sharks, sea turtles, stingrays and jellyfish.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
SeaWorld likens the experience to the LED room in its Jewels of the Sea attraction that brings to life various shapes and sizes of jellyfish.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Irukandji jellyfish is reportedly a type of box jellyfish.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The aquarium features hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and dozens of habitats filled with nearly 8,000 animals, including sharks, sea turtles, stingrays and jellyfish.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Since mom already has the candle version, gift her the matching reed diffuser to have her fave scent coursing through her space on a regular basis.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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On the Peruvian side, travelers can visit the Uros floating islands, the artificial islets woven from totora reeds and home to communities that have lived here for centuries, then settle into a rustic homestay at Amantaní for a quieter look at life on the lake.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the center of this comedic cat-and-mouse chase was Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a longtime ally of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has gone from a powerful enforcer of a bloody drug crackdown to a wanted criminal on the run.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Jamie Foxx grabbed an action shot with the mouse himself at Disneyland in July 2017.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Because George, portrayed by Hugh Jackman, routinely read mysteries to his charges before his sudden demise, these sheep aren’t complete novices, said Wilson Chapman in IndieWire.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Sheep in the Box takes its terrible title from the second chapter in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, in which the narrator, frustrated at his drawings of sheep being deemed inadequate by the character of the title, draws a box and says there’s a sheep inside.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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