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Recent Examples of cherub
All that’s missing is cherub wings.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Above the doorways, delicate gold cherubs peer down, which Trump was keen to display as a symbolic gesture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Above the doorways, delicate gold cherubs peer down, which Trump was keen to display as a symbolic gesture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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Acutis will be joined by the blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati when he is inscribed in the book of saints.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Leo made the announcement during a meeting of cardinals, known as a consistory, to set the dates for a handful of new saints.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Two solutions are already out of the gate: a thread blended from virgin and end-of-life materials that Chanel and other brands are already using, and a recycled leather used to create reinforcements inside bags and shoes.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Bathing in the blood of virgins is just one such regime, and god help the flunky who dares displease milady.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Noun
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On Saturday, the brawny colt will be the only horse in the Class of 2025 who will have run in all three races.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The colt instead is preparing for the Belmont Stakes on June 7.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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