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Recent Examples of milquetoast
What if Cena had never been able to break away from his milquetoast debut?
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Fringe filmmaking demands taking risks and, like it or not, even the most milquetoast material can be deemed too inappropriate for families by the extra-cautious MPA.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
The elections demonstrated the voters’ persistent support for political movements embracing right-wing populism on issues related to immigration, crime and social issues while abandoning milquetoast traditional center-right parties for failing to bring meaningful change.
—Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 21 July 2024
No one wants to be trapped in that moribund milquetoast normie Christianity.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Fringe filmmaking demands taking risks and, like it or not, even the most milquetoast material can be deemed too inappropriate for families by the extra-cautious MPA.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
The elections demonstrated the voters’ persistent support for political movements embracing right-wing populism on issues related to immigration, crime and social issues while abandoning milquetoast traditional center-right parties for failing to bring meaningful change.
—Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 21 July 2024
No one wants to be trapped in that moribund milquetoast normie Christianity.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milquetoast
Noun
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Floundering in his career and stressed about planning his wedding, Yvan’s woes compound when his oldest friends turn their insults on him, calling him a coward, an amoeba and a fan of motel art.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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That’s when one coward hit me from behind with a backpack.—
Brie Stimson , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
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Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2022
Noun
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At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Aug. 2024
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Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
15 Nov. 2023
Noun
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On a Mac, the most efficient way to access most menu items is via the mouse.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The approach worked in mice that develop a form of Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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“Milquetoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milquetoast. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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