Cecily
Americannoun
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Yang is not the first “Saturday Night Live” cast member to leave midseason — he joins the company of past “SNL” greats like Cecily Strong, Molly Shannon, Amy Poehler and a handful of others who exited the show outside of the traditional period for departures while the show is on summer hiatus.
From Los Angeles Times
Only three years had passed since she was a schoolgirl in geography class at Swanburne, doodling funny pictures in the margins of Cecily’s notebook.
From Literature
Cecily the Great, she had scrawled beneath a drawing of Peter the Great, to which she had added freckles and two long pigtails.
From Literature
Cecily had always been a whiz at languages; no doubt she could say “happy birthday” in at least four or five, although Penelope would have settled for one.
From Literature
In the margins were little drawings that she and Cecily had made to amuse each other when the teacher was not looking.
From Literature
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