CHERUB Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

cherub

noun

Definition of cherub

as in saint

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Recent Examples of cherub Bieber had stepped onto a smaller stage, more sharply circular than the first, and two acoustic guitarists came to sit on either side of him, flanking him like twin cherubs attentive at their harps. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 The oil painting depicts a towering John the Baptist pouring water on the head of an even larger, almost shimmering Jesus; in the background, God, angels and cherubs look down from heaven in an ecstatic frenzy. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026 The lobby also features the building's original hanging clock, attended by metal cherub figures, that was restored to working condition. — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The hat is the brainchild of Dali; Jean Schlumberger creates cherub pins that will be immortalized in a Picasso portrait. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cherub

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Noun

No Kings protagonist, including and especially members of the clergy, is a saint, and Michael and Olivia are no exceptions.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Her eyes were cast upward, as the saint’s had been, in her own private ecstasy.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of saint

Noun

His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

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The park will also be home to the city’s softball fields and pony and colt league fields, bringing them together in one place, Long said in the video.

— Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026
Trained by Mark, the colt went on to win the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown, which also includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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