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Recent Examples of rutted
The trail was initially a bit rutted but quickly smoothed out.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
At the edge of town, off a rutted road, stands Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, a sprawl of concrete and razor wire.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2026
Driving impressions All-terrain tires — a no-cost option — gave the bZ Woodland reasonable capability on a rutted dirt trail up to a scenic ocean view overlook miles inland from the coast.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Oscillating between a massive ice luge and a rutted slushie pit, our road necessitates the use of spikes.
—Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The route is washboarded and deeply rutted in several long stretches, as well as prone to washouts.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
And then there were pics of Ben several years on, driving himself to class through the rutted streets of Cambridge in his motorized chair, or engulfed on the sideline by his teammates at the annual Yale-Harvard classic.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
At the edge of town, off a rutted road, stands Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, a sprawl of concrete and razor wire.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2026
Driving impressions All-terrain tires — a no-cost option — gave the bZ Woodland reasonable capability on a rutted dirt trail up to a scenic ocean view overlook miles inland from the coast.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Oscillating between a massive ice luge and a rutted slushie pit, our road necessitates the use of spikes.
—Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The route is washboarded and deeply rutted in several long stretches, as well as prone to washouts.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
And then there were pics of Ben several years on, driving himself to class through the rutted streets of Cambridge in his motorized chair, or engulfed on the sideline by his teammates at the annual Yale-Harvard classic.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rutted
Adjective
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With a jellybean color palette, a new wavy Rhode logo, and shapes like mushrooms and beans, the stickers were aligned with Justin’s Skylrk aesthetic, forming a bridge between the two labels and the Biebers ahead of their biggest weekend in the public eye since their wedding in 2018.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Now the 49ers plunge into the first round of the playoffs, the Super Bowl no longer looming on the horizon, but a speck somewhere in the distance at the end of the bumpy, rutty detour that their defeat has shunted them down.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Jan. 2026
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Running terrain of the rocky-rooty-rutty variety is fun and rewarding, but no easy task.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From the arid desert weather to the cacti- and arroyo- pocked terrain.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Cloudy Or Pitted Chrome & Metal: Bumpers, exhaust tips and trim pieces with a cloudy or pitted appearance are likely succumbing to corrosion.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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When observed under the dome loupe, one edge had a more pitted appearance, which was dull and darker in color.—
Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Rutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rutted. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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