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
The menu includes mussels, escargots, duck confit and roasted rack of lamb and the backdrop heightens the dining experience.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Gray & Dudley This new American restaurant in The Bankers Alley Hotel will have a special Easter brunch with menu items including fresh pastries, corned beef eggs Benedict, brioche French toast, a roasted lamb carving station, shrimp and grits, a dessert station and more.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Raw chicken kabobs were stored on top of raw lamb in the meat display cooler, violating storage guidelines.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The menu includes mussels, escargots, duck confit and roasted rack of lamb and the backdrop includes much by which to be entertained.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Gray & Dudley This new American restaurant in The Bankers Alley Hotel will have a special Easter brunch with menu items including fresh pastries, corned beef eggs Benedict, brioche French toast, a roasted lamb carving station, shrimp and grits, a dessert station and more.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Raw chicken kabobs were stored on top of raw lamb in the meat display cooler, violating storage guidelines.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The menu includes mussels, escargots, duck confit and roasted rack of lamb and the backdrop includes much by which to be entertained.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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Regular sheep’s wool is insulating and warm, even when wet; however, it’s not designed for performance activities like hiking or running, and tends to be less soft and sometimes itchy.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
24 July 2025
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The meat appears regularly in accounts of massive cookouts in the 19th century, and smoked lamb or mutton was a favorite at Southern barbecue restaurants until just after World War II, when the consumption of sheep plummeted nationwide.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Early risers will beat beachgoers to find coquinas, false angel wings, conch, murexes, scallops, tulip shells, and more.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Other Estonian angel investors who have previously backed Lightyear also participated in the funding round, including Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, Checkout.com's former Chief Technology Officer Ott Kaukver and Skype founding engineer Jaan Tallinn.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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In Fitzgerald’s novel, the wealthy socialite who runs down Myrtle escapes all responsibility, while two additional innocents end up dead.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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That’s been another disgraceful indignity visited upon the victims of terrorists: the support on American campuses for those behind attacks on innocents in Israel.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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