ruby

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Recent Examples of ruby As two chickens look on, the ruby-red slipper-shoe of a woman (Rosa) steps out the door. Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023 Next to the ruby-red Majorelle bar, L’Asiatique restaurant, with its Ming Dynasty–style chairs and black lacquer tables, is a vision of Deco decadence. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2022 Chung says that the restaurant remained takeout-only throughout the pandemic and never reinstated dine-in service, despite its roomy ruby-red booths. Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022 The ruby-red rectangle houses the wonderful fragrance, and is capped by a gold bar. Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for ruby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruby
Adjective
  • For a date night out, Sánchez then slipped into a daring crimson number by Vivienne Westwood, the design featured a low neckline and and ruching that added an extra leggy element to the look.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The shoes are also available in a rich, crimson red color, as well as a taller version with a heel measuring around 4 inches.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Both her hair and gown look very similar to the famous painting of Ophelia done by Sir John Everett Millais, with the tragic heroine submerged in water, her reddish curls flowing around her.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And there is no free-agent catcher who would look better in red pinstripes than him.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • To truly experience its peaceful side, travelers should plan trips during the off-season, when the red rocks glow just as brightly — but the crowds are far fewer.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The landers will also be there during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Earth, as the moon passes through our planet’s shadow and gains a bloodred glow on the night of March 13 and the early morning of March 14.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2022

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“Ruby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruby. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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