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
Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Bear is a Great Pyrenees, a large breed that can grow up to 32 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh more than 100 pounds, first bred to protect flocks of sheep from wolves and other large predators, according to the American Kennel Club.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Carlson also used Rowing Blazers as a vehicle to relaunch several heritage brands, including British knitwear label Warm & Wonderful, best known for its sheep sweater worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1939 Rocky Mountain sheep were reintroduced into the state from Alberta, and today these sheep make up five separate herds totaling approximately 300 animals, according to the Department of Game and Fish.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Bear is a Great Pyrenees, a large breed that can grow up to 32 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh more than 100 pounds, first bred to protect flocks of sheep from wolves and other large predators, according to the American Kennel Club.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Carlson also used Rowing Blazers as a vehicle to relaunch several heritage brands, including British knitwear label Warm & Wonderful, best known for its sheep sweater worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1939 Rocky Mountain sheep were reintroduced into the state from Alberta, and today these sheep make up five separate herds totaling approximately 300 animals, according to the Department of Game and Fish.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These white ensembles with feather motifs rendered the models like angels on earth.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the show went on, the Winchester brothers uncovered a much larger battle between heaven and hell, joined by Castiel (Misha Collins), an angel who becomes their ally and family, and often clashing with figures like Crowley (Mark Sheppard), the witty king of hell.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nana and Ramos came with heaps of out-of-the-world victuals—Levallois chicken, the best chicken in the world (handpicked on the farm by the butcher), or a leg of Levallois lamb that was every bit as incomparable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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No, not lamb innards, just bread that is sweet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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