ruly

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Adjective
  • But the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead, showed things weren’t always amiable behind the scenes.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • O’Hara worked consistently across her 50-year career in both film and television, best known for playing beloved kooks and amiable wackos, though her range was boundless.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The cutesy, docile creature that’s associated with Disney princesses and scenic woodland whimsy is inspiring the latest nail art trend.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Build and rebuild three safari scenes, including a curious giraffe with a flamingo, two docile gazelles, and a fierce lion with a butterfly.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Carruthers was by far the more amiable of the two, striving to seem tractable and reasonable while nevertheless lying flamboyantly.
    Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The research team developed a route-planning system for Astrobee, the ISS’s robotic assistant, that leverages sequential convex programming—a method that decomposes complex trajectory planning into smaller, tractable steps while guaranteeing safety and feasibility.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The Intelligence Age doesn’t require obedient workers.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.
    Mohammed Hanif, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Usually, guys with power like to be submissive and are bottoms.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The response to the investigation was swift and largely obliging.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Watson, who’s been transparent about his approach to a contract year, is happily obliging.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The memorandum filed Monday argues the court should not adopt the deferential standard of arbitrary or capricious.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In context of all the hilariously bitchy and awkwardly deferential comments Mustaine has made about Metallica in recent years, this choice of a bonus track initially struck me as a desperate troll.
    Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • OpenAI has simultaneously launched OpenAI for Healthcare, a HIPAA-compliant enterprise suite that includes ChatGPT for Healthcare and is already being adopted at major health systems such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCSF Health and others.
    Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • About 94% of the population, or the passengers that transit through a TSA checkpoint today, have a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or an acceptable form of ID, like a passport.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Ruly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruly. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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