variants
or ingénues
as in angels
an innocent girl or young woman
In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.
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Noun
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Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Polar Wishes Collection Celebrate the season with traditional holiday motifs, such as light-up angels, presents, and snowmen.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Thirty-four years later, welcome back to our longtime readers and welcome aboard to newbies.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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As well as the Pan Tilt headline grabbers, Arlo’s entry-level line has also had a shake-up, with new third-gen Essential Indoor, Security, and XL Security cameras that, like the newbies, are all available in 2K or HD.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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But when innocents get dragged into the mess Robbie has created, the task force becomes more important than any of its members appear ready to handle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Ingenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenues. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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