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cherry

[cher-ee] / ˈtʃɛr i /


ADJECTIVE
new at something
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ADJECTIVE
(vulgar) virginal
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NOUN
(vulgar) hymen
Synonyms
STRONGEST


NOUN
(vulgar) virginity
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As the cherry on top, this property could increase in value as much, perhaps, as stocks and bonds would.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Two journalists settled onto barstools beneath signs for pilsners and cherry sours.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Barbera d'Asti, "traditionally dominated by notes of cherry and plum, is increasingly evolving toward more concentrated aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant", Garberoglio said after a tasting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Sports just ended up being, you know, a cherry on the sundae,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The beads felt even smaller than they looked, but I managed to thread five— cherry red and two shades of pink.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

In a whitewashed basement in a village south of Kabul, a dozen young women bustle about, stirring cauldrons of bubbling cherries and plums, and sticking labels on glass jam jars.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Adding foods like blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans, and cherries to your daily diet, especially when paired with green tea, could be a simple way to support heart health, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Berries, peaches, cherries, plums — anything that can be washed at home and eaten out of hand.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Fallen fruit squishes under shoes as people walk back to the scales with their buckets full of red Bing and Brooks cherries, and yellow Rainiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

And they were like cherries in that they had large pits, which made them hard to chew.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen




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