as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated
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Recent Examples of sheep
Unlike sheep’s wool, cashmere is softer and more supple, cementing its place as a luxury staple in your wardrobe.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Lagoons that are home to rare flamingos; vegetation that feeds goats, sheep, and guanacos; and a way of life followed by Indigenous Atacameño communities for thousands of years may all be in danger.
—Vince Beiser, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Smithfield, built just beyond the old Roman wall, became the go-to place for the sale of horses, sheep and cattle later that century.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Baur estimates the organization has saved over 10,000 animals, including chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, goats and ducks.
—Maya Blackstone, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Lagoons that are home to rare flamingos; vegetation that feeds goats, sheep, and guanacos; and a way of life followed by Indigenous Atacameño communities for thousands of years may all be in danger.
—Vince Beiser, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Smithfield, built just beyond the old Roman wall, became the go-to place for the sale of horses, sheep and cattle later that century.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Baur estimates the organization has saved over 10,000 animals, including chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, goats and ducks.
—Maya Blackstone, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
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Palestinians, Ukrainians, and countless others suffer in places where death stalks innocents.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Just the lives of innocents and the future of media hanging in the balance, no biggie.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Divine intervention comes in the form of Dudley (Cary Grant), an angel who helps transform the community for the better — though things take a turn when Dudley falls in love with the titular bishop's wife (Loretta Young).Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Here, musical legends feel like flesh-and-blood figures, especially as Dylan navigates Seeger as the old-guard angel on one shoulder and Bob’s pen pal Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) as the rebel devil on the other.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Highlights include the Seated Hanukkah Wine Dinner featuring latkes, Albo rack of lamb, and chocolate babka bread pudding ($75 per person).Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Known for their docile nature, lambs can also make excellent therapy animals.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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