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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
Sweeney slung panties from her new lingerie line, SYRN, which launched earlier this year in January, into a sea of wide-eyed festival goers who swarmed Diplo's desert stage as the electric beats by the chart-topping DJ bumped in the background.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Sitting across from me, Pearlman is wide-eyed and motormouthed.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Even if the themes of the lyrics are similar, the wide-eyed intensity, and even rage, suggest there is more to her perspective than a desire to sink into the mud of modern life.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani reacted with surprise – Roberts even offered a spot-on impersonation of Ohtani’s wide-eyed look – when the idea was brought to him.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Sitting across from me, Pearlman is wide-eyed and motormouthed.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Even if the themes of the lyrics are similar, the wide-eyed intensity, and even rage, suggest there is more to her perspective than a desire to sink into the mud of modern life.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani reacted with surprise – Roberts even offered a spot-on impersonation of Ohtani’s wide-eyed look – when the idea was brought to him.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
Adjective
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Not because older Americans are more naive.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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When it was first released in December 1980, it was seen as too weird for kids and too naive for adults, but it has since been reconsidered as a unique snapshot of intersecting talents — a strange, wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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But these jobs are also among the most susceptible to AI displacement.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Other recommendations from the NFL include a request for the CFTC to create a unique certification process for contracts that are related to an individual player's performance or susceptible to manipulation.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Becerra may have been an innocent victim, but $120,000 a year is a lot of money to pay someone to babysit a largely unused stack of cash.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Instead of everything being controlled through a single touch-screen, dedicated physical controls and circuits would allow easier servicing of individual components.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Battista’s physical traits, meanwhile, are easy to spot.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Another risk is infection from non-sterile equipment, which might happen if the procedure is done by inexperienced technicians or in non-medical settings, Hazan says.—
Erica Sweeney,
Time,
11 May 2026
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The other strong selling point is that the inexperienced videographer doesn't have to fiddle with a load of settings before recording.—
David Szondy
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The useful answer may be simpler than expected once the real priority becomes obvious.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The decor with sheepskin rugs and arm lamps for reading lights is neither flashy nor overtly quirky, but simple and homey, as if it were designed by a tasteful Scandinavian grandmother who relocated to the wilds of Patagonia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-eyed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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