Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naïfs
Noun
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Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar.—
Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026 -
How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Literally just tons and tons of unspoiled wilderness and huge amounts of sheep, bears etc.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Sutton County — one case found in a domestic sheep.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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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
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,
11 June 2026
Noun
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While most small backyard birds build nests out of reach of dogs, the noise and activity of your family pet playing outside is unnerving for nesting birds, so keep them away until the fledglings leave the nest if possible.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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Keeping pets indoors or supervised during nesting season can also help protect eggs and fledglings.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Seen on the likes of Pamela Anderson, Ariana Grande, and most recently, Vera Wang, the micro bang was first popularized in the 1950s by film ingenues like Audrey Hepburn.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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My best advice for newbies is to invest 10% of your earnings into the S&P 500 and precious metals and don’t touch it.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Among newbies, The Audacity’s Billy Magnussen and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Peter Claffey would be worthwhile additions.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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“Naïfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFfs. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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