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
Archaeologists suspect the individuals buried at the site survived by hunting, fishing and herding animals like goats and sheep.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
This part of the country resembles what most first-timers probably imagine New Zealand looks like—rolling farmland dotted with white sheep that overlooks a glistening ocean’s edge—saturation levels dialed all the way up.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
Made with a leather outer and 100 percent sheep leather lining, the shoes have a stunning glossy finish that is complimented by a nylon twill bow.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Those spruce trees had colonized fields once used for sheep farming.
—Jennifer Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
This part of the country resembles what most first-timers probably imagine New Zealand looks like—rolling farmland dotted with white sheep that overlooks a glistening ocean’s edge—saturation levels dialed all the way up.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
Made with a leather outer and 100 percent sheep leather lining, the shoes have a stunning glossy finish that is complimented by a nylon twill bow.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Those spruce trees had colonized fields once used for sheep farming.
—Jennifer Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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Remmick wants to pull Sammie’s music into his homogeneous blob of bloodsuckers, and likely use it to attract more innocents into the vampire circle.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What kind of people approve of a government that extra-judicially kidnaps innocents and renders them into the hands of a foreign gulag—and then hides behind that government when ordered by an American court to bring them back?—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead of encountering the risen Lord, these women see two angels.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Dishes will include burrata with heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit, Maine scallops with green chickpeas in a delicate kaffir lime essence, and Australian lamb loin served with spiced carrot mousse and snap peas.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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It's been a bountiful lambing season so far with lots of healthy lambs.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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