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In a historic move for the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV will declare the first ever saint from the Millennial generation this Sunday — and Catholics in Miami are celebrating.
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Lauren Costantino
september 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Leo, a Chicago native, will declare Acutis a saint on Sunday in his first canonization ceremony, alongside another popular Italian, Pier Giorgio Frassati.
—Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The pic is a story about a gangster in modern-day Chicago, inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
In Lockwood’s world, the apparition of a saint is not strictly strange.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Costantino
september 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Leo, a Chicago native, will declare Acutis a saint on Sunday in his first canonization ceremony, alongside another popular Italian, Pier Giorgio Frassati.
—Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The pic is a story about a gangster in modern-day Chicago, inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
In Lockwood’s world, the apparition of a saint is not strictly strange.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
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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
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Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also made significant decorative changes to the Oval Office, incorporating gold accents, cherubs and other ornate touches, and has installed large flagpoles to display American flags on both the north and south lawns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 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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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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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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