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Recent Examples of saint
Dubs’ character, Aleister, isn’t a saint or a martyr, cliche or stereotype.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
But nobody is just strong and ferocious, and nobody is just a saint.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
To be sure, Troy was no saint, Carl would acknowledge to reporters.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Before that, there were Picts, Celts, and early Christian missionaries (it is thought that the great Irish warrior-saint Columba may have visited Eilean Shona).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
But nobody is just strong and ferocious, and nobody is just a saint.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
To be sure, Troy was no saint, Carl would acknowledge to reporters.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Before that, there were Picts, Celts, and early Christian missionaries (it is thought that the great Irish warrior-saint Columba may have visited Eilean Shona).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
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But fans of the myth of Erzsébet Báthory, who was accused circa the early 17th century of killing young virgins to bathe in their blood for her own beautification, might be let down by what’s ultimately a silly, madcap Vienna adventure.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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The 2002 movie Rules of Attraction introduced a darker side to Van Der Beek, as Sean Bateman, a drug dealer and the younger brother of American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman, who is caught in a love triangle with a virgin and her bisexual ex-boyfriend.—
Ale Russian,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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See what Pletcher had to say about the colt.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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