ruly

Definition of rulynext

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Adjective
  • Mira was an amiable baby, a daredevil toddler, and, once Dylan arrived, a menace.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Far from pastiche, the result balances modern sounds with old-fashioned lyrical storytelling, creating the perfect vehicle for Starr's amiable persona.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • If not, the government is spending millions keeping people addicted, making a quarter of the prison population docile and high.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Westinghouse’s creations, named Herbert Televox, Karina Van Televox, Telelux, Rastus, Willie Vocalite, and Elektro, were promoted as docile domestic workers.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The immediate relief operation is difficult but tractable: count the food packages, match the supply to the shelters, and sign people up for financial assistance.
    Carla Sertin, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.
    Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The original plot centered on the arrival of a submissive, quiet mail-order bride and her father from China, who sneaked into the country to marry a nightclub owner who had no idea that his mother had brought the girl over for him.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Additionally, the bird has been the more submissive of the eaglets.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Rarely does another forward group make Colorado look slow, but Minnesota seemed to delight in obliging.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • The service Service is warm and obliging.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • One party controlling the government, with a popular president of that party, may have a Congress more deferential to the president than one of divided government.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • And so, when James Harden walked toward the Raptors’ bench during a timeout in the Cavaliers’ 125-120 win, the Raptors were no longer impressed or deferential.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Men’s Central Jail needs to be replaced with a modern, constitutionally compliant facility that provides real mental health and substance abuse treatment, not abandoned and forgotten while people die inside.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Accessibility This hotel is especially accessible, with the majority of rooms accessed from the parking lot or from wide walkways, and an ADA compliant pool lift.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
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“Ruly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruly. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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