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docile

[dos-uhl, doh-sahyl] / ˈdɒs əl, ˈdoʊ saɪl /


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At other times, Jeremy is sweet and docile, playing the big brother role with no difficulty.

From Salon May 25, 2026

This time they touched down on the back of a thumping 3-0 one-day defeat in New Zealand and criticism over scheduling -- just a single three-day red-ball warm-up on a docile pitch.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

Last season, almost 90% of the animals caught in NSW's nets were not target species – including 11 critically endangered, and largely docile, grey nurse sharks.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

“And boy, if my memory serves, those droids were there just to serve humanity; so docile, nothing frightening about them.”

From Salon Sep. 8, 2025

Lee thought: docile men do not make good soldiers.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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