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or ingénue
as in angel
an innocent girl or young woman
In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.
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Recent Examples of ingenue
That remark — coupled with the image of the ingenue Tilly — generated an outpouring of fury, anxiety, fascination and lust.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
But like Swift, Liz was the ingenue who made everything sticky by growing up.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
And Oscar voters do not need much of an excuse to pledge their votes to an enthralling young ingenue.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
But like Swift, Liz was the ingenue who made everything sticky by growing up.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
And Oscar voters do not need much of an excuse to pledge their votes to an enthralling young ingenue.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenue
Noun
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After all, there are 17 miles of beach to explore here, and plenty of opportunities to score common finds such as fighting conchs, clams, angel wings, scallops, great heart cockles, and lightning whelks.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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But although swapping virgin inputs for recycled material is often framed as a silver bullet, such alternatives come with their own environmental and logistical trade-offs.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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The former football player explained that his religious upbringing and internal struggle with his sexuality both contributed to his decision to remain a virgin.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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With Sonja Tyspin’s cinematography imbuing an innocent, sensual curiosity, Kiyoko sweetly conveys the awkward thrill of fledgling emotions.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Creator economy holding company Reign Maker Group has acquired a majority stake in fledgling talent management company Hyphen HQ.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Dawkins and right tackle Spencer Brown suffered injuries that sidelined them in Pittsburgh, forcing greenhorns Ryan Vandemark and Alec Anderson into service against T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Ingenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenue. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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