as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
ruddy complexions run in the family
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Recent Examples of ruddy
Curries — nutty beef panang, a ruddy meatless variation made with pumpkin — emphasize creaminess and mild aromatic complexity.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Pentecostal revival meeting lights and condominium-sale advertisements illuminate the city, leaving a ruddy glow along the highway.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
As is steak house tradition, salads are mixed tableside, drinks are stiff and the beef is ruddy, or cooked to your liking.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2024
But then again, just about every orchestra was better off for having worked with Ozawa, whose performances melded gloss and ruddy viscerality.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Pentecostal revival meeting lights and condominium-sale advertisements illuminate the city, leaving a ruddy glow along the highway.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
As is steak house tradition, salads are mixed tableside, drinks are stiff and the beef is ruddy, or cooked to your liking.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2024
But then again, just about every orchestra was better off for having worked with Ozawa, whose performances melded gloss and ruddy viscerality.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruddy
Adjective
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The way the celebrations are performances now, too, with a sea of glowing rectangles held aloft as the fourth quarter ticked away tensely.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The offer to return hit differently for Hall, who was recently honored with some of the most glowing acclaim of her career for her dramatic turn in Paul Thomas Anderson's Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Rigid beauty standards defined Victoria’s Secret in the peak of its mid-aughts glory, with girls watching rows of extra-small, tanned models at the annual fashion show.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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This poppy red trench is the kind of summer statement piece that’s worth the investment, especially with this discount.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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As for her glam, the former Spice Girl opted for shimmery pewter eyeshadow, rosy blush, and a pink-nude lip.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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So what’s behind this rosy outlook?—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Two rescues within the past week in San Miguel County are a reminder about preparation in Colorado's mountains as the arrival of warm weather means more people in the mountains.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The service The service is maybe a touch more reverential than other Four Seasons outposts, but interactions are warm and friendly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Retail investors, flush with liquidity, are significantly attracted to this high-risk, high-reward potential.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The seamless haptic touchpad and flush, edge-to-edge keyboard are out in favor of a more traditional lattice keyboard and a mechanical-click touchpad.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Two Canada geese and six gangly brown-suède goslings walked among the refuse, while in the near distance the truck horns and the protesters’ chants rose up.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Shamaly has light brown skin, an irreverent sense of humor, and a loner’s mien.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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“Ruddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruddy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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