as in sheep
an innocent or gentle person
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
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Recent Examples of lamb
Chicken farming contributes non-negligibly to Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, albeit less so than the beef and lamb industries.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The restaurant also earned the distinction of winning the People’s Choice Award at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash two years in a row with its Arayes Burger, a savory blend of Lebanese-style lamb and beef mixed with lots of herbs.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
People with alpha-gal syndrome become allergic to red meat, including beef, pork and lamb.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The restaurant also earned the distinction of winning the People’s Choice Award at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash two years in a row with its Arayes Burger, a savory blend of Lebanese-style lamb and beef mixed with lots of herbs.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
People with alpha-gal syndrome become allergic to red meat, including beef, pork and lamb.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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This includes the eyeball alien that’s possessed the sheep, a rapidly growing Xenomorph, and large, flying bug-like creatures that have made a little hive for themselves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skip the sheep-counting and cup of chamomile, and luxuriate in the sleep-inducing blend of calming lavender oil, soothing balsam resin, moisturizing sweet almond oil, and relaxing magnesium salt flakes instead.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These white ensembles with feather motifs rendered the models like angels on earth.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the show went on, the Winchester brothers uncovered a much larger battle between heaven and hell, joined by Castiel (Misha Collins), an angel who becomes their ally and family, and often clashing with figures like Crowley (Mark Sheppard), the witty king of hell.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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But when innocents get dragged into the mess Robbie has created, the task force becomes more important than any of its members appear ready to handle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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