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cherub

[cher-uhb] / ˈtʃɛr əb /
NOUN
angel
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Two cherub statues next to James' grave in Kirkdale Cemetery were damaged twice in six weeks earlier this year – once in February and and again this month.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

The moment we were alone, the guiltless cherub mutated into Cerberus, screaming and scratching at me.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

A cherub statue the Welnicks placed outside as a memorial to a child they lost to miscarriage looked down at the rubble.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

In the center of Baby Kochamma’s garden, surrounded by beds of cannae and phlox, a marble cherub peed an endless silver arc into a shallow pool in which a single blue lotus bloomed.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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