as in angels
an innocent or gentle person
an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world
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Recent Examples of innocents
In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.
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Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
How much more dangerous could a regime become than one willing to murder innocents, during peacetime, 8,500 miles away?
—Katherine Ellison, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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
Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
How much more dangerous could a regime become than one willing to murder innocents, during peacetime, 8,500 miles away?
—Katherine Ellison, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocents
Noun
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There were always angels in Paris, and there are angels in Paris still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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For years, Märtha has shamelessly used her position in the royal family to sell books and courses about how to speak to angels.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
Noun
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An infamous poster promoting that campaign depicted white sheep kicking their black brethren out of the frame.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The area is home to a mind-boggling variety of wildlife; expect to see namesake Bighorn sheep, Pryor horses, and black bears, among other species.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of allergy to a sugar molecule (Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) that’s found in mammals like pigs, lambs and cows—but not humans.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026
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Earlier this spring, the BBC reported that health officials in Wales urged people not to handle lambs when visiting farms, following over 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the country last year — over a third of which (35 percent) involved children under 10.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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“Innocents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocents. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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