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 lambs
These aren't cakes made of lambs, nor standard sweet cakes iced with pictures of lambs.
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Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
In preterm lambs, survival time increased from ~18 hours to ~60 hours.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Common types are crabgrass, goosegrass, giant foxtail, smooth pigweed, common lambs quarters, purslane, galinsoga, common ragweed, and tall morning glory.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
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.
—Cass Farrar, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
Kimberlee Kerns’s family has lost hundreds of sheep and cattle to wolves since 2009; the animals that survive tend to gain less weight and conceive fewer lambs and calves.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
According to the restaurant’s website, McDonald and Alexander now live on a 5-acre farm near Auburn, raising lambs, growing native crops and parenting their daughter, Josie.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As cattle, lambs, hogs and goats weave through the show ring at The National Western Stock Show, longtime auctioneer John Korrey calls rapid-fire bids, his voice driving thousands of dollars in sales while keeping the crowd on edge.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
One wonders if Christ, who stormed the temple shouting that the Lord demands mercy, not sacrifice, freeing lambs and goats meant for ritual slaughter, would cheer bruin thrill killing.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
In preterm lambs, survival time increased from ~18 hours to ~60 hours.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Common types are crabgrass, goosegrass, giant foxtail, smooth pigweed, common lambs quarters, purslane, galinsoga, common ragweed, and tall morning glory.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
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.
—Cass Farrar, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
Kimberlee Kerns’s family has lost hundreds of sheep and cattle to wolves since 2009; the animals that survive tend to gain less weight and conceive fewer lambs and calves.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
According to the restaurant’s website, McDonald and Alexander now live on a 5-acre farm near Auburn, raising lambs, growing native crops and parenting their daughter, Josie.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As cattle, lambs, hogs and goats weave through the show ring at The National Western Stock Show, longtime auctioneer John Korrey calls rapid-fire bids, his voice driving thousands of dollars in sales while keeping the crowd on edge.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
One wonders if Christ, who stormed the temple shouting that the Lord demands mercy, not sacrifice, freeing lambs and goats meant for ritual slaughter, would cheer bruin thrill killing.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambs
Noun
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This year, sheep also had to forage for their food pellets inside a colorful sphere with holes in it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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With the onset of agriculture, trees were removed to make room for sheep and cattle, which grazed out the natural vegetation.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An oil painting on angels on Spelling’s wall inspired the show title, and the speaker box on Spelling’s desk morphed into the idea of Charlie’s speaker.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Original angels Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith were joined by Cheryl Ladd, who first signed in for duty during the show's second season.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of the Iranian security hierarchy, would not survive the first day of bombing; neither would about a hundred and seventy-five innocents in the southern city of Minab, most of them children.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Lambs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambs. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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