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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naïfs
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But fans of the myth of Erzsébet Báthory, who was accused circa the early 17th century of killing young virgins to bathe in their blood for her own beautification, might be let down by what’s ultimately a silly, madcap Vienna adventure.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The film, directed by renowned German New Wave artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, is the latest retelling of the story of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a real-life aristocrat accused of bathing in the blood of virgins to retain her youth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Expect to see sheep, goats, chickens and an especially friendly cow, plus nursery plants and a vintage Porsche in the barn.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In contrast, greater non-native foliage density was associated with later and smaller clutch sizes and a reduced number of fledglings.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kimberlee Kerns’s family has lost hundreds of sheep and cattle to wolves since 2009; the animals that survive tend to gain less weight and conceive fewer lambs and calves.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to the restaurant’s website, McDonald and Alexander now live on a 5-acre farm near Auburn, raising lambs, growing native crops and parenting their daughter, Josie.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 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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The table is going to need an extension; the number of newbies moving into the video and podcast space only keeps climbing.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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This is not the Beach Boys box set to win over doubters and welcome newbies to the band.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Naïfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFfs. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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