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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
The common thread connecting these projects and Chisholm’s other work is the sense of wide-eyed discovery that inspires his work.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Madagascar, whose international image is of white sand beaches and wide-eyed lemurs, the average woman is a mother of five, and a third of girls give birth before the age of 19.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Amazon has a 40-piece set of wide-eyed needles for easy threading.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
State of play: These wide-eyed, bad boys are native to Iowa and change colors in the late fall, developing deep red, yellow and crimson hues along their bellies.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Madagascar, whose international image is of white sand beaches and wide-eyed lemurs, the average woman is a mother of five, and a third of girls give birth before the age of 19.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Amazon has a 40-piece set of wide-eyed needles for easy threading.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
State of play: These wide-eyed, bad boys are native to Iowa and change colors in the late fall, developing deep red, yellow and crimson hues along their bellies.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
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But there is this naive expectation of the entertainment industry that Tom Hanks is going to invite you in, and that just doesn’t exist.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through some naive sleuthing and meddling, the girls manage to bring a corporate retreat out to the ranch in a last-ditch effort to prove there’s still a demand for Natty’s ranch.Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Notably, losing an hour of daylight can take a toll on people who are susceptible to seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that peaks during the darker winter months.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Camellias are also susceptible to a number of diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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The exhibition’s title nods to both the innocent and the guilty.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Most of these tools aim to make life easier, more efficient, enjoyable, or fun.Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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And making the connection between the two icons — Callas and Jolie — was easy.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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Harper already has a gullible fool on the inside, ready to give a list of Pierpoint’s positions away.Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
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But the gullible, easily-led and unintelligent — and the media — all fall for the lie.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-eyed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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