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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
a wide-eyed and trusting child
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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Recent Examples of wide-eyed
None of this matters to the demo of Musk cultists, wide-eyed tourists and all-purpose trend chasers who are game for waiting three hours in line.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Because of this, many coffee drinkers may start out with just one cup of coffee per day but slowly increase their intake to two, three, or more cups in search of that same wide-eyed feeling.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
On July 22, Stickler posted a TikTok that gave her wide-eyed followers another glimpse at the mystery man.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 July 2025
His socialite wife, Margo (Malin Akerman), quickly takes Sophie under her wing, introducing the wide-eyed waif to her gaggle of girlfriends, including Jill (Katie Lowes), the wife of the megachurch’s reverend, and Callie (Jaime Ray Newman), the sheriff’s wife.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 23 July 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Because of this, many coffee drinkers may start out with just one cup of coffee per day but slowly increase their intake to two, three, or more cups in search of that same wide-eyed feeling.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
On July 22, Stickler posted a TikTok that gave her wide-eyed followers another glimpse at the mystery man.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 July 2025
His socialite wife, Margo (Malin Akerman), quickly takes Sophie under her wing, introducing the wide-eyed waif to her gaggle of girlfriends, including Jill (Katie Lowes), the wife of the megachurch’s reverend, and Callie (Jaime Ray Newman), the sheriff’s wife.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
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The oldest boy of 11 children was determined to succeed, but not naive.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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Long-term effects of alcohol can also lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease and a weakened immune system that can make individuals susceptible to getting infections.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, this preference puts the species at risk for habitat loss as these areas are often susceptible to human disturbances, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The video then hard cuts to Noem jumping out of an ICE vehicle and gunning down an innocent puppy in the street.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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On the way back to her workstation after the 0830 all clear, Masako indulged this innocent conceit by regaling some of her Kenjo coworkers with a claim about her father’s apparently magical ability to protect himself and his family from American bombs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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These were not easy years for anyone, and at my lowest moments I was buoyed by my Hermione Lee story and kept going.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Russians expected a quick and easy victory and did not expect Western powers to intervene.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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But it was intended to be a simple, three-course meal, the documents showed.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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The recycled leather lanyard adds to its convenience and simple, timeless style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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After last week’s tragic shooting in New York that left four people dead, the same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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The same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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