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 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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Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI, becoming the first person born in what's now the United States to be named a Roman Catholic saint.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
For more than 300 years, people have settled around the soaring marble shrine of the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam, nestled at the foothills of the Himalayas.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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The sleeveless virgin-wool dress had a close fit throughout, with a high cowl neckline.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
It was aged for about three decades in ex-bourbon barrels, and then finished in four different cask types for three to six years—virgin Japanese mizunara oak, American virgin oak, Oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximénez sherry.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

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His son, Lloyd, nurtures Reddmare, and Lloyd’s son, Dwayne, rides Reddmare’s colt, O’Boy.

— Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
The Derby’s question is quite often decided by whichever colt or filly has the racing focus and the strength not to succumb to his or her ambient freak-out.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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