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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruffs
Noun
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To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Budanov, who has survived numerous assassination attempts, began his career as a special forces operative and served in the east after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and its proxies took over Ukraine’s eastern fringes.—
Reuters 6 hr ago,
CNN Money,
2 Jan. 2026
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The middle—still the most dominant force in American politics—isn’t looking for the purity that the fringes demand on TikTok.—
Will Johnson,
Time,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Ruffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruffs. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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