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
And Billie Eilish took the self-facing art form back to its roots with a series of pouty mirror snaps with a mussed chop and roseate blush.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 July 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
An elegant pompadour updo worn with a soft-focus glow punctuated by roseate smoky eyes, fluttery falsies, and a bright cherry red lip.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 28 Mar. 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
From Georges Island in Boston Harbor, sightings included flyby eight great shearwaters, a Cory’s shearwater, 16 Wilson’s storm-petrels, a whimbrel, a Forster’s tern, 12 roseate terns, and two cliff swallows.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 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
And Billie Eilish took the self-facing art form back to its roots with a series of pouty mirror snaps with a mussed chop and roseate blush.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 July 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
An elegant pompadour updo worn with a soft-focus glow punctuated by roseate smoky eyes, fluttery falsies, and a bright cherry red lip.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 28 Mar. 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
From Georges Island in Boston Harbor, sightings included flyby eight great shearwaters, a Cory’s shearwater, 16 Wilson’s storm-petrels, a whimbrel, a Forster’s tern, 12 roseate terns, and two cliff swallows.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roseate
Adjective
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The idea the experience sparks — a titillating rendezvous with the naked man at the bottom of her sake glass, Jane would never — is enough to kickstart her writing, at least to spit out some very promising pages.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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These three forces coming together certainly bodes a promising outcome for this venture.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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But for those with the skill and will to change theirs, the weather looks much brighter.—
John Readman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But when done right, the whole room can seem brighter and more spacious.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Yet Hudson remains optimistic that some new fund managers will have longevity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Knowledge of controversy aside, Davis remains optimistic about the new series coming from HBO.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Incorporating these symbols into jewelry meant that, say, a rosy ring with a ruby center gifted to a potential sweetheart was indeed loaded with meaning.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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The foliage is delicate, and the white, yellow, peach, purple, or rosy red blooms appear on flat, clustered flower heads.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, the brand’s body care products feature a signature scent inspired by that golden hour and developed in collaboration with a perfumer in Grasse, France.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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The back-to-back postseason appearances should have been the start of a new golden era for the franchise.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Roseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roseate. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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