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Recent Examples of wide-eyed In the present, the question of Cynthia’s innocence and reliability as a narrator is conveyed through Moore’s cagey, wide-eyed performance. Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 The gas model is more wide-eyed and has a sleek open grille; the electric has slatted LED headlights and a flat panel front face with slender lower air vents. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us alive and well, his childhood staring wide-eyed straight at me. Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025 With her nervous, wide-eyed gaze and a wardrobe that reads a little younger than many of her peers, Lucia (wonderfully played by newcomer Jara Sofija Ostan) projects an immediate vulnerability that triggers protective instincts in some and aggressive ones in others. Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
Adjective
  • Neither was it based on wishful thinking or naive optimism.
    Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • As that incident indicated, Oded was not naive about Palestinian terrorism.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The president also ordered federal agencies to identify colleges with endowments over $1 billion that might be susceptible to investigation or lawsuits due to their DEI policies.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But if a mother is unvaccinated or doesn’t have immunity, babies are left susceptible.
    Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a race against time, Melissa must figure out if an innocent man is going to die for a crime her father really committed.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • None of this is easy to watch for audiences who love animals, even if these unicorns are dark and fairly menacing in their appearance — not to mention perfectly capable of defending themselves.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
  • That happens sometimes – two people grow apart, and a quality that once was easy to overlook becomes an inflection point.
    Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • All of this is a vaguely long-winded way of making a simple point — the outlook for Wolves’ defence has changed dramatically over the course of this season.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Prioritizing self-care can be as simple as incorporating the best body wash into a 10-minute shower routine.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • So be careful out there folks and don’t be gullible.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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