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
Neither Sadat nor Begin were innocents or doves.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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
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
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
After a new kind of dawn patrol to remove our tired but awake—and vocal—kids from the innocents in the campsites around us, my husband and I called uncle.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Thus, the probability of innocents being killed or wounded in these deployments is high.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Human rights advocates, meanwhile, warn that the crime crackdown has resulted in tens of thousands of innocents being caught in a dragnet.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Reflexive, long fashionable anti-Israelism is a given, and horror at the suffering of innocents who are now dying by the thousands is understandable.
—Jeff Robbins, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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
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
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
After a new kind of dawn patrol to remove our tired but awake—and vocal—kids from the innocents in the campsites around us, my husband and I called uncle.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Thus, the probability of innocents being killed or wounded in these deployments is high.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Human rights advocates, meanwhile, warn that the crime crackdown has resulted in tens of thousands of innocents being caught in a dragnet.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Reflexive, long fashionable anti-Israelism is a given, and horror at the suffering of innocents who are now dying by the thousands is understandable.
—Jeff Robbins, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocents
Noun
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Reeves gives life to John Constantine, a chain-smoking cynic with the ability to perceive the true visage of half-angels and half-demons.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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About 1,746 people died, along with thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, and untold birds, antelope, and other wildlife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The process typically lasts only a few minutes per sheep and is done at least once a year to prevent health complications such as overheating, flystrike, and restricted movement caused by excess wool growth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some will welcome it; there is certainly an argument that the attempts to imitate Guardiola’s style, playing from the back against high-class opponents with a plan to press them into mistakes, led to some coaches leading their teams like lambs to the slaughter.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Butchering an animal for meat — slaughtering cows, pigs, lambs — was an act of necessity, not pleasure.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Innocents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocents. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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