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
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of allergy to a sugar molecule (Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) that’s found in mammals like pigs, lambs and cows—but not humans.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
Earlier this spring, the BBC reported that health officials in Wales urged people not to handle lambs when visiting farms, following over 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the country last year — over a third of which (35 percent) involved children under 10.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 8 May 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
Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
Earlier this spring, the BBC reported that health officials in Wales urged people not to handle lambs when visiting farms, following over 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the country last year — over a third of which (35 percent) involved children under 10.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 8 May 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
Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambs
Noun
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An infamous poster promoting that campaign depicted white sheep kicking their black brethren out of the frame.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The area is home to a mind-boggling variety of wildlife; expect to see namesake Bighorn sheep, Pryor horses, and black bears, among other species.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Ten years after the mass shooting, Central Florida is uniting to remember the fallen angels who died that night while showing that love is stronger than hate.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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There were always angels in Paris, and there are angels in Paris still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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“Lambs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambs. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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