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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruby
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The dining room is bold yet romantic—handcrafted chandeliers, deep crimson upholstery, and a theatrical kitchen where plush seating and live music meets fine dining.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Plants feature showy crimson blooms packed with long petals and olive-green foliage that smells like anise when crushed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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The flowers are small, reddish-pink, and spike-shaped, growing in tight clusters on tapered stems, accompanied by attractive waxy leaves.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fifty white flags were stained with reddish earth retrieved from each American state, with the intention of highlighting what unifies the fractious nation, not what divides it.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Snow that turns shades of red, green, orange, brown, gray, or black may have traces of algae, bacteria, and different pollutants.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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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 13 Feb. 2026.
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