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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherubic
Adjective
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The singer, 43, looked angelic at a recent launch party for her haircare line Cécred's introduction into over 1,400 Ulta Beauty stores nationwide and online.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
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Then there’s their behavior: the angelic exuberance puppies exhibit in the presence of humans—trotting up for hugs, belly rubs, kisses—is completely absent.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
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Mars will rise in the eastern sky during the night, and can look a ruddy red color in telescopes and binoculars.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Bird Extinct Outside Captivity Returns to the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years ZSL started breeding the snails in the 1980s after the invasive carnivorous rosy wolf snail began to threaten the Partula tohiveana snail's wild population.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many Partula snail species went extinct in French Polynesia after the rosy wolf snail was introduced to the islands to control the giant African land snail population, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 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
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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
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Most scientifically amazing about the tiny wonders, which are brown and gray but sometimes bred to have a pinkish hue, is their ability to regenerate limbs, Ralston said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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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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“Cherubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherubic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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