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
Nana and Ramos came with heaps of out-of-the-world victuals—Levallois chicken, the best chicken in the world (handpicked on the farm by the butcher), or a leg of Levallois lamb that was every bit as incomparable.
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
No, not lamb innards, just bread that is sweet.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Tennessee is among the states home to the highest number of Lone Star ticks, which can spread a disease that causes a potentially life-threatening allergy to meats like pork, beef and lamb.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
The back of the dress, which included a ribbon that flowed down to the ground, dipped low enough to reveal nearly all of the star's large back tattoo, which depicts roses along a vine, as well as a baby lamb.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
No, not lamb innards, just bread that is sweet.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Tennessee is among the states home to the highest number of Lone Star ticks, which can spread a disease that causes a potentially life-threatening allergy to meats like pork, beef and lamb.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
The back of the dress, which included a ribbon that flowed down to the ground, dipped low enough to reveal nearly all of the star's large back tattoo, which depicts roses along a vine, as well as a baby lamb.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
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Instead of applause, her afternoons are soundtracked by tractors and sheep and Britain’s famously fickle weather.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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And as the sheep stood its ground, staring down the would-be herder, viewers online could not help but empathize with the retriever's retreat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Voice of an angel Mikey Bustos emerged on the public stage as a singer, not an antkeeper.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the runway, models such as Alva Claire, Iris Law and Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, walked with punky prowess, boasting teased BumpIts and black eyeliner like an evil Austin Powers angel.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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