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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
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Fast forward three months and those same students watched wide-eyed as a construction crane lifted the white beam bearing their names, and those of the rest of the school community, into place on the structure.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, most of them are looking a little wide-eyed as well.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That resulted in a good, wide-eyed view of the night sky that was ideal for looking for details within constellations and scanning the Milky Way.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Fast forward three months and those same students watched wide-eyed as a construction crane lifted the white beam bearing their names, and those of the rest of the school community, into place on the structure.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, most of them are looking a little wide-eyed as well.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That resulted in a good, wide-eyed view of the night sky that was ideal for looking for details within constellations and scanning the Milky Way.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
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With Back on My Feet, people called me naive, and a pollyanna.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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She's got a squeaky clean image and is a little bit naive.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, the number of satellite launches has increased, resulting in thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit that are susceptible to cyberattacks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Tomato, pepper, eggplant and tomatillo are all susceptible to the same suite of soil pathogens.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The show follows an innocent father (Worthington) serving life in prison for the murder of his own son.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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At first, his relationship with Claire seemed innocent enough.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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But where this Star truly shined (that was too easy) was in giving a despondent Cedrek a pep talk after his disastrous challenge performance.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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These organic soft-baked energy snack bars are packed with nutrients and easy for little hands to hold as well.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Murena Pixel Tablet Apps Switching away from Google's flavor of Android will always result in an app gap, and there's no simple way around it.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Martha Stewart and Mila Kunis carried ones that looked like this simple option.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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So be careful out there folks and don’t be gullible.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Until, of course, someone convinces a gullible public—or a U.S. senator—that all research currency, new and old, is created equal.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-eyed. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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