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Recent Examples of wuss
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.
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Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
—New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.
—Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021
While thinking of ways to be less of a wuss about cutting squashes, I was reminded of the life story of Peter Gordon, one of the top chefs and food writers in New Zealand.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
That simply wouldn’t have happened in 2018’s Republican Party, where Nixon probably would have been dismissed as a low-energy wuss.
—Will Bunch, Philly.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Camp 1 includes those who lament the wuss-ification of the game.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 31 Aug. 2017
For you wusses who think otherwise, the Flip-n-Drip should be live on the site soon for $45.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2009
Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
—New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.
—Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021
While thinking of ways to be less of a wuss about cutting squashes, I was reminded of the life story of Peter Gordon, one of the top chefs and food writers in New Zealand.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
That simply wouldn’t have happened in 2018’s Republican Party, where Nixon probably would have been dismissed as a low-energy wuss.
—Will Bunch, Philly.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Camp 1 includes those who lament the wuss-ification of the game.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 31 Aug. 2017
For you wusses who think otherwise, the Flip-n-Drip should be live on the site soon for $45.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2009
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wuss
Noun
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Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Your wimp of a husband should be there during this conversation.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The sign Scorpio isn’t known to be a weakling, nor is Tyrannosaurus.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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Based on this challenge, the groups would have been weaklings Cedrek, Star, Chrissy, Sai, Kamilla, and Mary in one group and Eva, Joe, Mitch, Kyle, David, and Shauhin in the strongman group.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Wuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wuss. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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