CHERUB Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

cherub

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Definition of cherub

as in saint

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Recent Examples of cherub 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 On Wednesday, Church authorities ordered the face covered and replaced, and crowds of photographers and curious onlookers gathered to watch the new work, which had become for the moment a faceless cherub. — Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026 The face of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni that was painted on a cherub in a church in Rome has been removed following outrage and an investigation by the country’s cultural ministry. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026 With its polished English oak paneling and ornate Louis XIV-style wrought-iron balustrades presided over by a torch-wielding bronze cherub, the opulent atrium is remembered by historians as both the main thoroughfare and architectural crown jewel of the legendary liner. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cherub

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On the facing page was Gompers’s block print/line drawing of the Tibetan saint and poet Milarepa sitting in a lotus position, a Sierra cup at his feet, and a Campingaz Bleuet stove resting on a boulder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
This was the canonization of a saint who went above and beyond for her patients.

— Steve Hartman, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of saint

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In another, called Leucippe and Clitophon, Leucippe is saved from being sacrificed as a virgin by the timely appearance of an actor who uses theatre tricks used to perform deaths on stage to fake her death and spirit her away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Some recycled materials are on par, some are cheaper with virgin, others more expensive, and every single scenario is different.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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With the win, the colt lofted his trainer Cherie DeVaux to yet a more exalted rung on racing history’s ladder.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026
The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.

— Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

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