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Recent Examples of saint
In my Christian tradition, one of the true saints of World War II-era Germany was Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Book shrines are elaborate containers made to hold sacred books often associated with saints, and only eight from medieval Ireland are known to exist today.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Canonized as a saint by Pope Francis in 2016, Mother Teresa urged Catholics to dedicate themselves to service.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Healey is not, of course, a real saint in the religious tradition and beliefs of Roman Catholics like Mother Teresa or Joan of Arc.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
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Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Book shrines are elaborate containers made to hold sacred books often associated with saints, and only eight from medieval Ireland are known to exist today.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Canonized as a saint by Pope Francis in 2016, Mother Teresa urged Catholics to dedicate themselves to service.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Healey is not, of course, a real saint in the religious tradition and beliefs of Roman Catholics like Mother Teresa or Joan of Arc.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
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But one vivid, if unlikely, detail has endured: Her traveling companions were some 11,000 virgins.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The colonized lands are conceptualized of as virgin or empty, or populated by savages and barbarians who amount to less-than-human types who must make way for the settlers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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At Sunday’s Women’s FA Cup final, which Chelsea won 3-0 against Manchester United to clinch a historic undefeated domestic treble, Williams waltzed through the mixed zone first, the entourage — including her husband — trailing behind the tennis great, cherubs in her wake.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Under the masterful conditioning care of Brendan Walsh, this powerful striding colt came within a neck of shocking the world at odds of 15-1 in the second leg of the Triple Crown series.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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While Sovereignty skipped the Triple Crown's middle jewel, the bay colt wasn't completely out of the news.—
Alex Sundby
June 6,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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