cherub

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Recent Examples of cherub There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024 The resulting painting, inspired in part by Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait of King Philip, shows the King of Pop on horseback, in glinting gold armor, with cherubs fluttering overhead. Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance’s upbringing Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs and intricate golden inlays. Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 The oldest, Caffè Tommaseo, was founded in 1830 as a series of jewel-box rooms adorned with sculpted cherubs and red velvet seating. Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cherub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
  • Making Acutis saint was a project close to Francis' heart, but the canonization has been postponed because of his death.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Francis' death delayed the canonization of the world's first millennial saint.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The idea behind the scene was that Piper, in addition to proving her mother right with her disappointment about the monastery, had also taken it to heart when her brother Saxon mocked her for being a virgin in an earlier episode.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Deadline is hearing the script is about Delaney Pitts, a nerdy teenage virgin who has a secret online life as an erotic fan fiction author.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The five 3-year-old colts who will break from the starting gate a little after 4:45 p.m. for the $500,000, Grade I race include Journalism, the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Citizen Bull, the 2-year-old champion, Barnes, a $3.2 million yearling purchase, and Baeza, a $1.2 million prospect.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Standing inside the winner’s circle after piloting Tappan Street to victory in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Saez sensed the real possibility that the colt could be his salvation – his redemption.
    Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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