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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

Rules are spelled out at the top that make clear that this isn’t one of those docile theatergoing experiences, in which the audience is expected to keep mum as the actors do all the work.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 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

It was a mass of vines and blooms that twisted sinisterly in the flame but sat, docile and domestic, in the moonlight.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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