as in sheep
an innocent or gentle person
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
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Recent Examples of lamb
Punxsutawney Phil shepherds the season, ushering in an age of innocence and purity like a little lamb.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pig & Tiger menu features rice and noodle dishes, dumplings and large plates such as pork belly and lamb buns, and onion-and-cilantro rolls made with beef shank and tongue.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That column ended with a reader recipe for Greek roast lamb, since that was the menu choice Dad wanted for Easter family dinner, which happened to be the day before his surgery.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
When Madison stepped into the show ring with her lamb for the first time, Graci was right beside her as her mentor.
—Hg Biggs, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The Pig & Tiger menu features rice and noodle dishes, dumplings and large plates such as pork belly and lamb buns, and onion-and-cilantro rolls made with beef shank and tongue.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That column ended with a reader recipe for Greek roast lamb, since that was the menu choice Dad wanted for Easter family dinner, which happened to be the day before his surgery.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
When Madison stepped into the show ring with her lamb for the first time, Graci was right beside her as her mentor.
—Hg Biggs, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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Paul Walter Hauser will voice a sheep character and Yvonne Orji a pigeon.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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In sheep given creatine, the fetus’ brain is more protected from oxygen deprivation.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The idea that that's now a thing that angels have to get involved with because so many people are texting and driving.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Horns blare, and an angel appears floating above the chaos.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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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
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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