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
O'Connor added that the mother and all six lambs are doing well following the surprising event.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The lambs, which are partially the Finnsheep breed, are named the numbers one through six in Finnish.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The O’Connors plan to keep the four ewes and find homes for the two male lambs.
—Amanda Swinhart, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
And a thick hedgerow is no deterrent to foxes sneaking in to snatch small lambs.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
These aren't cakes made of lambs, nor standard sweet cakes iced with pictures of lambs.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Preliminary data show this approach can bridge extremely premature lambs for up to 16 days.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The lambs, which are partially the Finnsheep breed, are named the numbers one through six in Finnish.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The O’Connors plan to keep the four ewes and find homes for the two male lambs.
—Amanda Swinhart, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
And a thick hedgerow is no deterrent to foxes sneaking in to snatch small lambs.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
These aren't cakes made of lambs, nor standard sweet cakes iced with pictures of lambs.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Preliminary data show this approach can bridge extremely premature lambs for up to 16 days.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambs
Noun
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Picture murmurations of starlings staining the sky like ink drops or flocks of sheep flowing like liquid.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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Your fans are voting for who their rock star likes, and that’s like being a bunch of sheep.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But in the world of The Audacity, angels are in short supply.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
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That night, our CEO gets another shot on goal with a new gaggle of angels in New York.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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“Lambs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambs. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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