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milquetoast

[milk-tohst] / ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst /
NOUN
timid person
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Example Sentences

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Being a moderate doesn’t mean being milquetoast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Publicly, by making a milquetoast Truth Social post about how the Democrats’ bringing up the Epstein issue is merely a distraction from the fallout of the government shutdown.

From Slate

“Lol they’re worried about these milquetoast chats?” wrote Proud Boy chairman Enrique Tarrio on X. “Wait till they see mine.”

From Slate

And they don’t need to insist on running milquetoast moderates in the most liberal cities and districts.

From Slate

But whipping the votes for a nominee as milquetoast as Mangi, a BigLaw partner who’d practiced at the same New York City firm for nearly 25 years, should not have been especially difficult.

From Slate