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Recent Examples of cherub
There is a photo, too, of the doll itself, a nude little cherub packaged in a box designed to look like both a manger and an illuminated Bible.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, Church authorities ordered the face covered and replaced, and crowds of photographers and curious onlookers gathered to watch the new work, which had become for the moment a faceless cherub.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
The face of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni that was painted on a cherub in a church in Rome has been removed following outrage and an investigation by the country’s cultural ministry.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The Meloni-like cherub is shown in a deferential pose toward the king.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, Church authorities ordered the face covered and replaced, and crowds of photographers and curious onlookers gathered to watch the new work, which had become for the moment a faceless cherub.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
The face of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni that was painted on a cherub in a church in Rome has been removed following outrage and an investigation by the country’s cultural ministry.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The Meloni-like cherub is shown in a deferential pose toward the king.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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Four years ago, the Church canonized him as a saint.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Our need to meditate upon Lincoln as a savior and a saint—especially in times as rotten as the present—gives us a motivation, perhaps subconscious, to vilify Mary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The mass executions of political prisoners in 1988 are well documented—including the fact that some young women among them were first raped by their guards, on the theologically dubious premise that virgins could not be executed.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
27 May 2026
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How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Booted home a length and a quarter to the good by jockey Paco Lopez, this Chad Summers trained gray colt was no doubt the best on Maryland’s biggest day of racing.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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