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or ingénue
as in angel
an innocent girl or young woman
In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.
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Recent Examples of ingenue
In swinging 1960s London, when films featured fresh mini-skirted ingenues such as Julie Christie and Redgrave, Smith stood apart.
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Perhaps some ingenue residue clings to her despite her attempts to shake it off.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
In another world, a prestige Hollywood production of Othello, starring Robeson, with Jose Ferrer whispering into his ear as Iago, and a gutsy young screen ingenue — Julie Harris?
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
However, the ambitious ingenue sees Trigorin, Arkadina’s lover, as a more useful stepping stone.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Perhaps some ingenue residue clings to her despite her attempts to shake it off.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
In another world, a prestige Hollywood production of Othello, starring Robeson, with Jose Ferrer whispering into his ear as Iago, and a gutsy young screen ingenue — Julie Harris?
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
However, the ambitious ingenue sees Trigorin, Arkadina’s lover, as a more useful stepping stone.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenue
Noun
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Invisible had lost four of its cofounders and had to go back to its few loyal angel investors for more money.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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Now 31, Styles is a brand founder and an angel investor in the British label SS Daley, sitting front row at the Liverpudlian’s London Fashion Week show in September.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As the creature prepares to attack the innocents, it is bound by a familiar orange magic as the Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) appears.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Doctors have risked their lives to treat the homeless, wounded, ill, disabled and starving innocents in Gaza.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Notably, even though Prince Julian is vocal that his search for a bride is limited to virgins, Agnes has a literal roll in the hay early on with a worker on the estate.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening.—
THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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From being the first capital of the fledgling nation to building the city’s first subway to creating hip-hop, New York has sparked revolutions.—
Andrew Kimball,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fearless, the fledgling actress asserted her chemistry with the Academy Award winner anyway — and asked for a hug upon entering.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The author came to Canada from England in 1923 as a 23-year-old greenhorn.—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
15 Aug. 2024
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Hence the herring, every greenhorn’s rite of passage on the Wizard.—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
11 June 2024
Noun
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Smit-McPhee plays a hapless Scottish tenderfoot who teams with Fassbender's conflicted bounty hunter to track down his true love in the American West.—
and Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
21 June 2024
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The tenderfoot Americans, with six rookies, eight guys yet to reach 30, and minimal scar tissue, won three of four foursomes in the morning to get to 9-3 and two of four fourball rounds in the afternoon to reach 11-5.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Sep. 2021
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“Ingenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenue. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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