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Recent Examples of cherub
Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Above the doorways, delicate gold cherubs peer down, which Trump was keen to display as a symbolic gesture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
—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
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Above the doorways, delicate gold cherubs peer down, which Trump was keen to display as a symbolic gesture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherub
Noun
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In choosing to reign as Francis, first of that name, Jorge Bergoglio signaled clearly the style of his pontificate, which aspired to the simplicity of the saint of Assisi while offering all sorts of ruptures with tradition.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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According to Gillespie, one Italian saint, Catherine of Siena, intervened in the 1300s when the church elected three popes at once because of political turmoil in Europe.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The funny thing is that most interpretations of Virgo have the virgin holding the ear in her right hand….Go figure.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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And, both classical and modern critics have pointed out that the original Hebrew of Isaiah 7:14, the prophecy that the Gospel writers cite to support their claim, makes reference not to a virgin, but literally to a young woman (almah).—
Jack Hanson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trainer Michael McCarthy saddled the 3-year-old colt to a masterful win Saturday in 1 minute, 55.47 seconds.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Getty Images Notably absent from the race, however, was Sovereignty, the 3-year-old colt who won the Kentucky Derby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2025
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“Cherub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherub. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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