as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone
the rubicund face of a man who clearly got a lot of fresh air and exercise
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubicund
Adjective
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Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Mars will rise in the eastern sky during the night, and can look a ruddy red color in telescopes and binoculars.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Several recent customers have left a glowing review to go along with their five-star rating.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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From dinner-friendly trousers to flowy tank dresses, these items are sweaty traveler-approved and have earned glowing reviews for keeping wearers dry even on balmy days.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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New York is now flush with talent on the defensive front — Carter will join a line that already includes Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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When Liz Ryan departed as administrator of the Department of Justice’s juvenile division in January, its website was flush with opportunities for state and local law enforcement as well as nonprofits to apply for federal funding for a myriad of initiatives that help children.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Microsoft also issued rosy guidance for the full year.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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The singer kept the focus on her dress and hair with a soft glam look, featuring a rosy pink blush and baby pink lip gloss.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The room, once decorated in severe tones of black and gray, has received a warm makeover, with bright paint and tropical mosaics.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The Clara IEMs have a warm bass, a forward midrange and a silky treble that’s just sharp enough to bring the soundstage into perfect focus without making the listener’s brain work overtime top descramble distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Thus far, the message from the C-suite has been sanguine, with Imax on Wednesday insisting there would be no hit to its business from the U.S.-China trade war.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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As to whether the bad behavior that leads to domestic violence incidents in the first place will ever subside enough to give judicial systems in Colorado a chance to breathe, Mason was not sanguine.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Set against the tumultuous cultural backdrop of Brazil, the album’s florid, psychedelic soul chronicles the relationship between a darker-skinned Black man and a lighter-skinned Black woman.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Rubicund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubicund. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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