as in sheep
an innocent or gentle person
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
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Recent Examples of lamb
In 1989, the United States banned lamb and beef imports from Britain after an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as mad cow disease.
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Remy Tumin, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Same goes for the bones from your barbecued ribs or rack of lamb.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
There will be live jazz music from Sky Covington and ensemble, a buffet featuring fresh seafood, tender lamb carving station, charcuterie, dessert shooters, and open bar.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
According to the , washing raw poultry, beef, , lamb, or veal before cooking increases the risk of cross-contamination rather than making the safer.
—Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Remy Tumin, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Same goes for the bones from your barbecued ribs or rack of lamb.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
There will be live jazz music from Sky Covington and ensemble, a buffet featuring fresh seafood, tender lamb carving station, charcuterie, dessert shooters, and open bar.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
According to the , washing raw poultry, beef, , lamb, or veal before cooking increases the risk of cross-contamination rather than making the safer.
—Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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The story, involving a group of sheep heading into the city to bring back their farmer, takes a back seat to an endless barrage of gags.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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By the 16th century, the link to agriculture was established, with farmers singing to and blessing bee hives, fruit trees, crops, sheep and cattle to encourage a bountiful harvest.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This organizer comes in three stylish colors to choose from: avocado green, angel white, and olive green.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sheila’s chambers were decorated with pictures and figurines of angels.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Al-Qaeda’s attack on Sept. 11, 2001, which murdered about 3,000 innocents of every race, background and socio-economic class, left him somewhere between agnostic and satisfied.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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