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or naif
as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
the senator, newly elected and still naïf, will learn soon enough how Washington really works
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or naif
as in virgin
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Adjective
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The Guerida line nodding to private estate La Querida and its white façades, emerald green lawns and ocean views offered a more naïve take on the colored theme by mean of hearts and floral motifs juxtaposed in a ring, bracelet and pendant earrings.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Even when their views are naive or ill-considered, protesters are among the minority of people willing to take risks and devote time and energy to the pursuit of a better world.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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Shin Soon-ae died a virgin and believes her unfinished ghost business is to get laid.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For those with different color preferences, the collection is also available (and on sale) in stunning blue and green shades as well.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The sheer green gown featured black floral motifs throughout and a three-dimensional belt that circled her head, shoulders and hips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Injuries have swept through the league, and inexperienced or ill-fitting players have been forced into service as special-teams blockers.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Scaloni, whose team finished in first place in South American World Cup qualifying, was using Friday’s match, and the Tuesday match against Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium, to integrate some of the younger and inexperienced players on the roster.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The museum’s inaugural exhibition brings the story full circle, celebrating the works of Tom Lloyd—an artist and activist who appeared in the museum’s very first show back in 1968, when the fledgling institution occupied a loft above a jewelry store on Fifth Avenue.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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As a fledgling sports venture, Unrivaled needs to have a robust presence on key social platforms to reach fans and potential consumers of the three-on-three basketball games.—
William Earl,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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The indestructible Gill, still strolling the fairways of the magazine, was more than welcoming to a greenhorn.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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In the first It movie (2017) directed by Andy Muschietti, a young Mike Hanlon (Chason Jacobs) goes to work at the family sheep farm.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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For our money, the noise wins out every time, with the notable exception of scenes including that sheep.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Naïf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFf. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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