cherubic

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Recent Examples of cherubic The Grammy winner made her debut as a cherubic teen, and most recently won hearts and a trophy as Sun on The Masked Singer. Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherubic
Adjective
  • And angelic vocals aside, the 25-year-old, Tampa-native has range.
    Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Folklore’s angelic aura is best captured with gauzy peasant dresses, soft boho details, and a touch of woodland whimsy.
    Zoe Weiner, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Chester Arthur’s ruddy face is framed by lacy, drooping curtains.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • Jokes at their expense are easy and cheap, though each of these ruddy head wounds caps an individual story of insecurity and frail hope for more abundant days ahead.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Investors looked past rosy guidance and a better-than-expected third quarter.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Select colors, like this Millennial-fave rosy pink, are $75 off right now.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But if you too have been mesmerized by the Belle Époque aesthetics of recent video games like Lies of P and Clair Obscur, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to put on a red beret and parry with the best of them.
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
  • On the Democratic side of the race, four candidates are now vying for the party's nomination, with hopes of flipping the seat from red to blue.
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the evidence this time around suggests Havana’s leaders should be less sanguine.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The market is being relatively sanguine and overlooking risks associated with the shutdown, according to Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Picture a proliferating mound that spreads or spills or drapes down and around and is covered with probably a thousand miniature pinkish-white daisies.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Supermoons often appear in different colors, with some displaying a pinkish hue—such as the Strawberry Moon—or shades of dark red, known as a Blood Moon.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Cherubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherubic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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