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as in angelic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherubic
Adjective
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The title cut is a slow and low cruising anthem with angelic backing vocals.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025 -
And then all of a sudden [raises his arms, sings angelic note].—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 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
Adjective
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Incorporating these symbols into jewelry meant that, say, a rosy ring with a ruby center gifted to a potential sweetheart was indeed loaded with meaning.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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Intuit — Shares rallied nearly 8% after the tax software company issued a rosy full-year outlook.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Despite recent softer economic data and fears of restrictive economic policy, investors continue to have a relatively sanguine outlook for U.S. equity fundamentals.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Long-wavelength red light traveling through that part of the sky will project a reddish hue onto the moon, giving it the sanguine moniker.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Its coloring looks pinkish orange up close but, from afar, almost seems to blend in with the surrounding rocks.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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The girl had a face that was delicate, pinkish and gaunt in some lights.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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“Cherubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherubic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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