as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated
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Recent Examples of sheep
The Sheep Detectives had the good sense to revolve around sheep.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Now, there are fewer American farmers and ranchers than there were even a few years ago, according to Bill Bullard, CEO of the cattle and sheep producers group R-CALF USA.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026
This can be chickens, goats or sheep.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Its deeply hydrating properties come courtesy of lanolin, a powerhouse hydrator found in sheep’s wool.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 28 May 2026
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Now, there are fewer American farmers and ranchers than there were even a few years ago, according to Bill Bullard, CEO of the cattle and sheep producers group R-CALF USA.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026
This can be chickens, goats or sheep.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Its deeply hydrating properties come courtesy of lanolin, a powerhouse hydrator found in sheep’s wool.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
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
Noun
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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So are Western destroying angel mushroom, which have creamy white caps and white gills.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Many of the food products are directly sourced from Italy; others come from exclusive Cipriani purveyors, such as Green Circle chicken, sourced from small Amish and Mennonite family farms in Pennsylvania, and Australian lamb, imported fresh from the Colac region of Victoria, Australia.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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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.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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