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
These sheep have curled horns that can weigh up to 30 pounds alone.
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
This third vexatious attempt will fail to do anything other than prove that the signatories have less intelligence —and independent thoughts — than sheep.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.
—Karl Vick, Time, 19 June 2025
In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
This third vexatious attempt will fail to do anything other than prove that the signatories have less intelligence —and independent thoughts — than sheep.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War
That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.
—Karl Vick, Time, 19 June 2025
In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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No acknowledgment of the innocents — including U.S. citizens — swept up in some of the Trump administration’s indiscriminate raids.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The shepherds were visited by an angel and guided to the infant king.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Showrunner Tony Tost was truly an angel, and everyone on board were such freak-ass nerds about TV and cinema, and were so excited to share all these reference points with me, like Colombo.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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