as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
one analyst who envisions a qualifiedly roseate future for the nation's automotive industry
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Recent Examples of roseate
The elements coalesced in a moment that was both polished and playful, the vibe rounded out by some go-to makeup touches—roseate lips, power brows, and a few swipes of mascara.
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Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2022
Cape Cod: Large numbers of shearwaters offshore including 2,250 great shearwaters, 750 Cory’s shearwaters, 90 sooty shearwaters, and 100 manx shearwaters, in addition to a Baird’s sandpiper, a black tern, and three roseate terns.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022
Visitors can spot egrets, anhingas, ducks, eagles, hawks, vultures, gallinules, osprey, blackbirds, roseate spoonbills, woodpeckers and more.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021
These ringing blue skies, these wide roseate plains, these great, windy sweeps of land exist nowhere else.
—Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2022
Cape Cod: Large numbers of shearwaters offshore including 2,250 great shearwaters, 750 Cory’s shearwaters, 90 sooty shearwaters, and 100 manx shearwaters, in addition to a Baird’s sandpiper, a black tern, and three roseate terns.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022
Visitors can spot egrets, anhingas, ducks, eagles, hawks, vultures, gallinules, osprey, blackbirds, roseate spoonbills, woodpeckers and more.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021
These ringing blue skies, these wide roseate plains, these great, windy sweeps of land exist nowhere else.
—Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roseate
Adjective
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For members of the state’s business community, that was a promising focus, one that closely aligned with their own goals.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The three hitters who drove in runs that inning, Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker, had been trending upward at the plate of late, a promising sign for an offense overdue for a hot streak.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Because a bright sky helps subdue Venus's glare, this is a good time to inspect the planet telescopically, though its gibbous disk remains rather small and approximately seven-eighths illuminated.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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The trick is not to chase every bright idea.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Johnson’s Anaia is much sweeter, and though there’s some ferocity inside her too, the movie leaves her in a compassionate, optimistic place.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Everyone on the Titan mission is, with good reason, more optimistic about meeting their own challenges.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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But, the sentiment on social media, particularly from Rebels fans, paints a different, less rosy picture.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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To complement her classically chic ensemble, Apple wore her hair straight and parted in the middle (reminiscent of her mom's signature style) along with smoky, winged liner and a rosy lipstick shade.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The technology could hollow out entire industries like software engineering, which had been investors’ golden child.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Pastor Burns defended the installation via a lengthy public statement after critics compared it to the biblical golden calf, a symbol associated with idolatry.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Roseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roseate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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