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Recent Examples of cherub
At Sunday’s Women’s FA Cup final, which Chelsea won 3-0 against Manchester United to clinch a historic undefeated domestic treble, Williams waltzed through the mixed zone first, the entourage — including her husband — trailing behind the tennis great, cherubs in her wake.
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Trump also reportedly brought gold cherubs from his Mar-a-Lago resort.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 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, a touch not seen in previous White House administrations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Trump also reportedly brought gold cherubs from his Mar-a-Lago resort.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 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, a touch not seen in previous White House administrations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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This means the earthly remains of the beloved saint will bring thousands of visitors to honor the saint's life of virtue and ask for her prayers.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Karenin can only be a saint in a world with no other people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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Shin Soon-ae died a virgin and believes her unfinished ghost business is to get laid.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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