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The show needed a moment for Nathan Shelley, the meek kit man played by Nick Mohammed, to draw up a play savvy enough to showcase his dormant coaching expertise.

I learned to shield my meek older brother, crying out for her to stop as her fists beat the self-worth out of me.

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Then Gwinnett argued that Uzuegbunam’s discussion of gentle Jesus meek and mild was “contentious” language with “a tendency to incite hostility,” and hence constituted “fighting words” unprotected by the Constitution.

While Clare sits head held high and regal, her blonde hair perfectly coiffed, Irene is meek, hoping to go unnoticed using the brim of her cloche hat to cover her eyes.

This version is accessible to a 12-and-up audience and corrects the myths that Parks was a meek, passive player in American history.

Outside of that one encounter, however, Moses is pretty meek.

But Kasich will perform some meek tap dance about repeal and replace, leaving the good parts.

You must celebrate the peacemakers, the poor at heart, the meek.

He was not a very nice guy, and maybe Linda was very meek … Nobody would touch Marilyn.

From hip hop to electronic and indie rock and featuring artists like Meek Mill and Hem, see which music videos are becoming viral.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

“He was worth saving,” remarked Stanley, stooping to pat the meek head of the dog.

There was such pathos in her meek withdrawal into that little north room, that Brodrick hadn't the heart to keep her in it.

Then the meek-eyed woman reappeared, removed the dishes, returned once more, and looked fixedly at Thurstane's bloody sleeve.

They sent a shiver of feeling through the village, and turned the meek white horse into a charger of war.

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On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to meek, such as: deferential, docile, gentle, passive, serene, and subdued.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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