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 idyllic scene, made even more bucolic with chickens and sheep ambling across the lane, requires every ounce of willpower to pull ourselves out of the ridiculously comfy bed.
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Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 11 June 2025
At the end of a country lane, under a tunnel of trees, past fields full of lavender and sheep, sits a pint of beer calling my name.
—Danielle Hallock, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
The level of fineness depends also on weather conditions and the ability to control individual sheep and their fleeces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
The gang also stole 18 oxen, 30 pigs, and about 200 sheep and lambs.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 11 June 2025
At the end of a country lane, under a tunnel of trees, past fields full of lavender and sheep, sits a pint of beer calling my name.
—Danielle Hallock, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
The level of fineness depends also on weather conditions and the ability to control individual sheep and their fleeces.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
The gang also stole 18 oxen, 30 pigs, and about 200 sheep and lambs.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague accuse the 80-year-old political patriarch of carrying out a brutal war on drugs that killed possibly thousands of people, including many innocents and bystanders.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Some rights groups say the death toll could be as high as 30,000 with innocents and bystanders often caught in the crossfire.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Smart angels outside Silicon Valley would do better to avoid such instruments.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Also on deck for Lionsgate are Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves as a meddlesome angel along with Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansar and Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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According to Dermatologists By Brianna Peters A dish of lamb with a fresh herb salad at Ricard Camarena.—
Elizabeth Bennett,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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Raw chicken kabobs were stored on top of raw lamb inside the meat display cooler, violating proper storage guidelines.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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