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 religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
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CBS News, 1 May 2026
The History Behind America’s State Fair Tradition The American fair traces back to 1807, when Elkanah Watson, a banker and farmer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, organized an exhibition to promote his sheep.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The group’s 100 percent traceability claim includes safeguards for animals by ensuring the sheep supplying certified wool are treated humanely in a healthy environment.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of that, aoudad compete directly with native sheep for forage — so the faster-breeding invasive species is also eating the native species’ food.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 1 May 2026
The History Behind America’s State Fair Tradition The American fair traces back to 1807, when Elkanah Watson, a banker and farmer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, organized an exhibition to promote his sheep.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The group’s 100 percent traceability claim includes safeguards for animals by ensuring the sheep supplying certified wool are treated humanely in a healthy environment.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of that, aoudad compete directly with native sheep for forage — so the faster-breeding invasive species is also eating the native species’ food.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
Noun
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Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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How much more dangerous could a regime become than one willing to murder innocents, during peacetime, 8,500 miles away?—
Katherine Ellison,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Author Daniel Kraus won in the fiction category for his book Angel Down, a story of World War I soldiers who find a fallen angel amongst the dead in No Man's Land - a tale Kraus relates entirely within one sentence.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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His menu includes tacos (Mexican) with halloumi cheese (Middle Eastern), lamb hashwe (Middle Eastern) burritos (Mexican), and samke harra (Middle Eastern) mole (Mexican).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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