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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

Mine started with garlic, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, fennel, olive oil, spices and an anchovy or two, all piled into a Dutch oven and roasted together.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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

I have my classical musician roots at my core, but my punk, rebellious exterior adds a cherry on top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In any Persian market, you can get cherry leather, or black currant.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

But this year Guldseth Cherry Orchard similarly announced on its website that “we have NO cherries for 2026.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

They accused us of picking cherries, grapes, or figs from the trees and vines in their yards.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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