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
In some areas, sheep grazing is being tested as a low-impact way to manage grass growth.
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Hannah Singleton, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite their wide field of vision, sheep have poor depth perception.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
How about other livestock, such as swine, sheep, goats, and horses?
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
In recent years the federal government has chipped away at opportunities on federal land for caribou, moose, sheep, and bear hunters.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Singleton, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite their wide field of vision, sheep have poor depth perception.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
How about other livestock, such as swine, sheep, goats, and horses?
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
In recent years the federal government has chipped away at opportunities on federal land for caribou, moose, sheep, and bear hunters.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
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
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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Menu highlights include seasonal seafood pasta, Japanese pork, Australian lamb and Italian desserts, such as cannoli and zabaglione.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Post–museum tour, lunch at Addis Nola—a 15-minute flat stroll—for authentic Ethiopian jollof rice, decorated in succulent, spiced lamb and a fried egg, before checking out St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, only one mile away.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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