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Recent Examples of roué
Why not the antics of sly Elizabethan housewives playing tricks on a fatuous drunken roue?
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roué
Noun
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It is generally ground to a relatively uniform particle size and spreads fairly easily with a rake or mulch fork.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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With a rake! Damn, Joy really does not seem to be all that into Miranda.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
Noun
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In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Ari Tan) Bitter after losing his job, Jonathan recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy to aid in his journey from Mexico to Panama before spinal surgery.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Ever since, keen epicures had been ardently awaiting his next move.—
Sarah Khan,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
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Biggest Fear: Pain of their own insecurity, uncertainty. Type 7: The Enthusiast/Epicure The enthusiast/epicure looks to explore all the wonders of life and are always on the hunt for new experiences and adventures.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
25 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Long-range gluttons are colliding with 3-point stranglers.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The Suns may thwart a fast break, but end up with a tiny guard trying to keep a glass glutton off the boards.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Roué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rou%C3%A9. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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