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Recent Examples of wimp
And this name sounds like a wimp to me.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
Eventually Sutton calls Amanda a wimp for not wanting any part of any confrontation, and Amanda tells her not to call her a wimp in her own home.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
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Wes Siler,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
Eventually Sutton calls Amanda a wimp for not wanting any part of any confrontation, and Amanda tells her not to call her a wimp in her own home.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wimp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimp
Noun
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Supporters of the Republican candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, portray Democrats as wusses, cucks, soy boys who don’t follow sports.
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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.
Noun
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That’s the sign of a true coward.
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Fishback showed up at a Donalds campaign event in Lake City on Saturday with a bunch of supporters, shouting through a bullhorn that Donalds was a coward for not debating him and telling him to go back to New York, a reference to Donalds’ childhood in Brooklyn.
Noun
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But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
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Despite his size, Donald was no weakling.
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“Wimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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