as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
ruddy complexions run in the family
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Recent Examples of ruddy
His ruddy complexion quickly disappeared and the color drained from his face and hands.
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Wandering tattlers, the ruddy turnstone and a variety of other summer migrants will be found on our local beaches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Wandering tattlers, the ruddy turnstone and a variety of other summer migrants will be found on our local beaches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruddy
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In a surprising discovery, our team has detected glowing nickel vapor in the gas surrounding the incoming interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at an extraordinary distance from the sun, where temperatures remain far too cold for metals to normally vaporize.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Generally speaking, the worse a cop behaves, the more glowing his job evaluations.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The homey haunt, just a stone's throw from the shore, has served up many ice-cold beverages for tanned locals and sunburnt visitors alike.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leo, hired as their lead guitarist, had the right look—rough around the edges, with long dark hair and tanned skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Raptors crowd, generally decked out in red, black, gold, purple, white and some of the other colours the Raptors have featured over the years, sported far more blue than usual on Friday.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 33-year-old was heavy-handed with her blush, giving herself the rosy flush of someone who’s just spent an hour in front of an open fire, a glass of red wine in hand.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2025
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The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Blazers are flush with perimeter defenders, highlighted by Toumani Cvamara — an All-NBA Defense honoree from last season.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The whole exchange took no more than a few minutes, from flush to photo finish.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Nulu fabric is buttery-soft, sweat-wicking, and warm without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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First, warm soil temperatures combined with moderate air temperatures in early autumn create ideal grass seed germination conditions.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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If the black isn’t to your taste, the slippers are also available in gray and brown.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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If your fiddle leaf fig is looking pale or droopy, or its leaves have begun to curl, develop brown spots, or drop, it is likely dehydrated and needs water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ruddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruddy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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