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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherubic
Adjective
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The television version follows Michael Sheen and David Tennant in the shoes of the angelic Aziraphale and the demonic Crowley.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025 -
On the three-track body of work, audiophiles hear angelic tunes, staticky sounds, tinkering and swirling synths, playful basslines, powerful and sultry singing, computer-sounding beats, shimmering soundscapes, acid basslines, liquid drum’n’bass and groove-inducing production.—
Lisa Kocay,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The blood moon is a trick of the light, when the typical whitish looking moon becomes red or ruddy brown.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Earth is backlit by the sun during a lunar eclipse, so all the sunlight falling on the lunar surface is passing through the thickest part of our atmosphere, bathing the moon in a ruddy glow.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Numbers in the Northeast don’t look quite as rosy as the nation taken as a whole.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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So steps will be taken beforehand to make sure everything is as rosy as possible.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Get rid of the sort of florid, baroque way of the writing, which took a year or so.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Still, there’s great friction in this story line, because Bridger and Young’s dialogue is simultaneously so florid and pointed, and because the actors playing the Mormon baddies really gnaw on their villainy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Machen’s fellow fundamentalists and evangelicals were far less sanguine about an ideological alliance with Catholics.—
Austin Steelman / Made by History,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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The October moon gets its name from its historic status as a symbol for hunters to begin preparations for winter, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which also noted its sometimes referred to as a blood or sanguine moon.—
Cailey Gleeson,
Journal Sentinel,
17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The string of planets ends in the eastern sky with Mars, easily discernible because of its pinkish tone.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The related Cashmere bouquet (Clerodendrum bungei) erupts with outrageous pyrotechnic explosions of pinkish red flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Cherubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherubic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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