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Recent Examples of rose-colored Light poured down the long hallway, dimpled and rose-colored, the dust from the carpet rising and falling. Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024 And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored. Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rose-colored
Adjective
  • The Pixel’s Magic Editor leverages generative AI tools, which can remove objects in the background, alter lighting, and realistically change the entire mood of a phone (a bright middary sun can easily be compensated for).
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Academy graduate Charlie Tasker is a bright prospect.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If the Panthers were to regress, how could that be viewed as promising or successful?
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The procedure, known as xenotransplantation – transplanting organs, tissues or cells from one species to another – is seen as the most promising way to meet the need of patients waiting desperately for an organ to become available.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps Vrabel knew something optimistic fans did not know.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Klarna was unusually optimistic about AI’s capabilities.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Herbert has a rosy outlook financially as well.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Until recently, things were not looking so rosy.
    Alex González Ormerod, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cook, flipping occasionally, until deeply golden brown and crispy all over, 4 to 5 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to prevent overbrowning.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, this fallow year came during the ‘golden generation’ period.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Rose-colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rose-colored. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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