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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 film’s humor and heart come from Buddy’s wide-eyed innocence and hilarious attempts to navigate the human world—like eating spaghetti with chocolate syrup.
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The Origami Holiday Tree at the American Museum of Natural History
If your kids have a knack for crafts or a deep fascination with animals, this tree will leave them wide-eyed.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Attention is showered on wide-eyed new members flooding the halls while those departing are rather ungraciously shunted aside in their final days.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For many, the holidays are about family, where young and old recall the magic of Christmas morning—when kids sneak wide-eyed downstairs and witness a twinkling tree surrounded by a sea of presents.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The Origami Holiday Tree at the American Museum of Natural History
If your kids have a knack for crafts or a deep fascination with animals, this tree will leave them wide-eyed.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Attention is showered on wide-eyed new members flooding the halls while those departing are rather ungraciously shunted aside in their final days.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For many, the holidays are about family, where young and old recall the magic of Christmas morning—when kids sneak wide-eyed downstairs and witness a twinkling tree surrounded by a sea of presents.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
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Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kreskin acknowledged to radio personality Art Bell that his prediction was a hoax, a way of proving that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks the year before had made people susceptible to manipulation.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, teen drivers are especially susceptible to getting into crashes resulting from distracted driving.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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And thousands of kits that could free more innocent people have been left untested – again.Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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While this sounds easy and innocent enough, FAFSA has the potential to become an insidious tool.Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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This ensures any updates are easy and consistent, which is essential for fast-moving companies or rapidly developing products.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Cardboard boxes are easy for bugs and rodents to chew through, so plastic containers and lids should be used instead.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Pay particular attention to Chapters 8 and 20, where Graham discusses the margin of safety concept and the simple but profound concept that buying a share of stock is actually owning part of a whole business.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The equation is simple: The more authoritarianism in the world, the more dissidents.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Big money, a gullible and clueless electorate, and a party (the Democrats) out of touch with reality are the major culprits.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Rose is an adorable character, who is very gentle in nature and also a bit gullible and native.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-eyed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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