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
Based on the bones found in the cave, many of which show marks from cutting and scraping, the local menu included some birds and small mammals, but also bigger game like bison, deer, relatives of modern horses, and wild sheep and goats.
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
It was withdrawn when Microsoft first unleashed it on the world, and was put through a privacy and security sheep dip before its second coming.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
These predators, the people say, have been killing sheep and even a human or two.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
It was withdrawn when Microsoft first unleashed it on the world, and was put through a privacy and security sheep dip before its second coming.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
These predators, the people say, have been killing sheep and even a human or two.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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If its sympathies can’t help but tilt a little toward the colonized, the film still plays like a nightmare in which every escalation kills more innocents and every victory comes at a horrible cost.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
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After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Each finger sported its own unique, cherubic nail art, with plump baby angels fluttering across her nails.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 May 2025
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The report shows that pre-seed investors, both angels and VCs, are demanding more than a compelling narrative.—
Carrie Rubinstein,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Actual lambs frisked in the fields, on legs like little girls’.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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