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
These sheep have curled horns that can weigh up to 30 pounds alone.
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
This third vexatious attempt will fail to do anything other than prove that the signatories have less intelligence —and independent thoughts — than sheep.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.
—Karl Vick, Time, 19 June 2025
In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
This third vexatious attempt will fail to do anything other than prove that the signatories have less intelligence —and independent thoughts — than sheep.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War
That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.
—Karl Vick, Time, 19 June 2025
In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 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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Following an appearance on the U.K. entrepreneur pitch show Dragons Den - modelled on Shark Tank - the company gained an angel investor (Stephen Bartlett) and a lot of publicity.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Rob Reiner appears, as if from nowhere, as a heroic angel investor who seems heaven sent to help save the Bear.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Raw chicken kabobs were stored on top of raw lamb in the meat display cooler, violating storage guidelines.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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Lamb noodle soup at Chen’s Noodle House The shreds of lamb bring a gentle gaminess to the surprisingly subtle broth that George Chen packs with wide, floppy, hand-cut noodles at his tiny restaurant.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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