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Recent Examples of cherub
In the early nineties, Pavement looked like a funny paradox, a crew of cherubs in collared shirts backed by Young, a long-haired, often shirtless showman pounding his drums.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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.
—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
In the yard the stone statues of two naked cherubs hug, an orange tree is laden with fruit and the flame red hibiscus and poinsettia are in full bloom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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.
—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
In the yard the stone statues of two naked cherubs hug, an orange tree is laden with fruit and the flame red hibiscus and poinsettia are in full bloom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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Acutis is a saint for young people, just at the time that the church is trying to bring more of Generation Z to Mass.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Born on May 3, 1991, Carlo has now made history as the Church's first millennial saint.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Underwood, 33, was known for being a virgin during his time on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, and his subsequent run as the season 23 Bachelor.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The big colt was runner-up to Skippylongstocking in the G2 Gold Cup at Santa Anita and could factor underneath at a price.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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