lambs

plural of lamb

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Recent Examples of lambs Bartenders serve a small selection of wine in short glasses emblazoned with white lambs, and a cocktail list features beverages that range from light and herbaceous to sweet and heady. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 From dogs tenaciously reading and ebony-and-ivory lambs to intellectual cats and a rabbit that appears knitted, the finalists showcase the creativity of pet photographers worldwide. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026 Most mammals—but not humans—contain alpha gal, so someone with alpha-gal syndrome will likely have an allergic reaction to consuming meat from cows, pigs, lambs, goats, and deer. Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026 The fence ran right along Nine Mile Road, and across that road was another house with another small acreage that had been home to goats and lambs and chickens over the years. Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Dobbs even let her children get pet lambs. Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 18 June 2026 For years, the standard treatment has involved avoiding foods that come from cows, pigs and lambs while carrying an epinephrine injector in case of medical emergency. Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 And the livestock barns and show rings will feature baby lambs and goats, along with steers, chickens and turkeys. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambs
Noun
  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Feta is a fresh, semi-hard cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk or a mix of sheep and goat milk.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ultimate effect of Fedorov appeal to everyone’s better angels, is that Zelensky is weakened, the questions of his electoral legitimacy amplified, and the call for an end to the war bolstered.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That notion flattens a complex record and turns history into a morality play of angels and demons.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Lambs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambs. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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