as in naive
too willing to believe things without substantial proof
Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. a credulous audience
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Recent Examples of credulous
There’s been tons of credulous coverage of Donald Trump’s policy statements that defy his record.
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The inability to confront that reality also explains why credulous demonstrators, many of them college students, are so enamored of the Palestinian cause.
—Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Until relatively recently in historical terms, those in power have deemed people in these categories too credulous, fickle, immoral, ignorant, or dangerous to have a voice in public affairs.
—Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
The video, though, showed what purported to be photographs of a purchase contract and of the villa itself, creating a veneer of authenticity for credulous viewers.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The inability to confront that reality also explains why credulous demonstrators, many of them college students, are so enamored of the Palestinian cause.
—Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Until relatively recently in historical terms, those in power have deemed people in these categories too credulous, fickle, immoral, ignorant, or dangerous to have a voice in public affairs.
—Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
The video, though, showed what purported to be photographs of a purchase contract and of the villa itself, creating a veneer of authenticity for credulous viewers.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Dimon went on to say that the United States needed to avoid being naive and allowing larger global events to play out without any intervention.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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In a bloody good mix of horror comedy and murder mystery, Sam Richardson plays a naive but good-hearted forest ranger new to a small Vermont town out to catch a killer (who may or may not be a werewolf) among the various kooky residents. 55.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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But the gullible, easily-led and unintelligent — and the media — all fall for the lie.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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At night, terrifying monsters come out and hunt anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside—or gullible enough to open their doors.Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The message was clear: Even if your group is defined by targeting innocent people, the Biden-Harris White House will bestow the same legitimacy upon you as any nation-state by granting you a seat at the negotiating table.Pat Fallon, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
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Investigators believe the two men who were injured were innocent bystanders, police said.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Some growers also pinch plants back in September to create an even crown and remove immature stem segments.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Leads By 1 Point In Two Latest Surveys Unfortunately, these metrics do not work well for an immature, emerging business.Andrew Binns, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Credulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credulous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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