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
The handwritten menu changes almost daily, and it’s loaded with traditional dishes like oysters, rillet, confit garlic and goats’ curd on toast, chicken liver parfait, and chargrilled lambs’ hearts.
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Cass Farrar, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
No matter if the weather is like a lion or a lamb, here are four tasty dishes to try in March.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Brown the meat well on all sides, then transfer the lamb to a bowl.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Pretty much every pooch loves this squeaky plush lamb.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Cass Farrar, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
No matter if the weather is like a lion or a lamb, here are four tasty dishes to try in March.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Brown the meat well on all sides, then transfer the lamb to a bowl.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Pretty much every pooch loves this squeaky plush lamb.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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The moment has been so baked into America's cultural cake that Tea Party Republicans parroted the phrase, not realizing that the film is a satire of sheep mentality and the man who authored it (screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky) was a political lefty.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The farmer manages a male-only herd of sheep.—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Outside of his work with OnlyFans, Radvinsky was an angel investor and a philanthropist, the company shared.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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In addition to his work at OnlyFans, Radvinsky was an angel investor in a number of companies.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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As Archangel Michael, Devyn Wade is both boyishly sweet and terrified as a devil’s advocate, cautiously questioning God’s decisions and her history of killing the innocent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a result, tennis balls were stuck on the ends of his horns to protect the innocent.—
Mark Price
January 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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