saints

noun

plural of saint
as in cherubs

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Recent Examples of saints Along with the saints found on El Mencho’s altar, another saint embraced in narco culture is the Santo Niño of Atocha, a childlike Christ figure known as the patron saint of prisoners and those in danger, said Robert Almonte, a law enforcement trainer and consultant in San Antonio, Texas. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
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  1. virgins
  2. colts
  3. newbies
Noun
  • Bridget reads Lizzie the tale of Countess Elizabeth Báthory of Ecsed (also portrayed by Krieps), a 16th-century Hungarian noblewoman said to have bled beautiful virgins to bathe in their blood and preserve her beauty.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar.
    — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of virgins
Noun
  • These two colts were born roughly a month apart in the winter of 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of colts
Noun
  • Three newbies went in there, and two of them came out with punishments.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Kring was well aware, too, that entering the comic-book space was something genre newbies shouldn't take lightly.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of newbies

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