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
In addition, lifeguards often have access to real-time information about water quality, tides, jellyfish blooms and other hazards that the average beachgoer wouldn’t otherwise be aware of.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The room, decorated with an under-the-sea theme, had a balloon arch decked out with streamers meant to look like jellyfish and a cloud of clear balloons mimicking ocean bubbles.
—Lydia McFarlane, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Cocoa Kayaking and Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach lead a variety of expeditions, including mangrove tours through the Thousand Islands and nighttime trips to see bioluminescent jellyfish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
For instance, chemiluminescence refers to any chemical process that creates light — whether from a jellyfish or a glow stick.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The room, decorated with an under-the-sea theme, had a balloon arch decked out with streamers meant to look like jellyfish and a cloud of clear balloons mimicking ocean bubbles.
—Lydia McFarlane, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Cocoa Kayaking and Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach lead a variety of expeditions, including mangrove tours through the Thousand Islands and nighttime trips to see bioluminescent jellyfish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
For instance, chemiluminescence refers to any chemical process that creates light — whether from a jellyfish or a glow stick.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jellyfish
Noun
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Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Now, all of these cowards that were too scared to give us a chance [want to work with us] because there’s no risk involved anymore.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Uso went for a Suicide Dive, but reed threw a chair in Jey’s face for the disqualification.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Bodycam footage, shared by CBS affiliate WBZ, shows police pushing through dense reeds to approach the shirtless man, who the outlet reports is a 19-year-old.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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To find out whether bacteria would still collect PFAS chemicals inside a larger organism, the team used mice raised to lack a microbiome of their own and colonized the animals’ gut with several human microbiome bacteria that were shown to absorb PFAS.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
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An inspector followed up on the complaint and found mice droppings in aisles 14-17, product that was chewed through and a live mouse, Turner said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Gone is the usual array of synthetic materials, replaced with more natural alternatives like a flax-composite shell, corn furniture and sheep's wool upholstery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Some of the fields clearly show the benefit of the sheep’s rotational grazing and fertilizing.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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“Jellyfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jellyfish. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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