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Recent Examples of cherub
There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The resulting painting, inspired in part by Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait of King Philip, shows the King of Pop on horseback, in glinting gold armor, with cherubs fluttering overhead.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance’s upbringing
Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs and intricate golden inlays.
—Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The oldest, Caffè Tommaseo, was founded in 1830 as a series of jewel-box rooms adorned with sculpted cherubs and red velvet seating.
—Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The resulting painting, inspired in part by Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait of King Philip, shows the King of Pop on horseback, in glinting gold armor, with cherubs fluttering overhead.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance’s upbringing
Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs and intricate golden inlays.
—Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
The oldest, Caffè Tommaseo, was founded in 1830 as a series of jewel-box rooms adorned with sculpted cherubs and red velvet seating.
—Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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Walking through Rome, churches named after female saints tell stories of unwavering faith.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Carell stars as a grown man who is, indeed, still a virgin and is desperate to find someone not only to be physically intimate with, but also to forge a romantic and emotional connection with.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The consoling notion of divine impregnation was commonplace in the Hellenistic world, with countless tales of gods foisting demigods on virgins.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trainer Michael McCarthy was not available to talk to reporters Sunday but praised his colt’s effort to rally into the lead briefly before Sovereignty, the 7-1 third choice, overtook him in the stretch and won by 1 1/2 lengths.—
Gary B. Graves,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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The brown colt, a tribute to guitarist Sixto Rodriguez, is trained by Bob Baffert, the sport’s most infamous titan.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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