rutted

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Recent Examples of rutted 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 And a four-corner hydraulic-lift system takes the worry out of speed humps or heavily rutted roads. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025 The Land Rover Defender Octa was airborne for what felt like an eternity, all four wheels spinning free above the rutted Baja-style course in Gateway, Colorado. Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025 Turning onto the dead-end road, the car coasts down the rutted driveway to the house at the bottom. Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025 The terrain ranges from steep mountains and rock faces to deep desert sands and rutted trails. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rutted
Adjective
  • To identify microwave-safe glass, look for a label or symbol on the item, such as a small microwave with wavy lines.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In the brief, 9-second-long video shared by the sheriff's office, the woman identified as Ashlee is seen in blond wavy hair talking to a little girl in a grey hoodie, whose back is to the camera.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Running terrain of the rocky-rooty-rutty variety is fun and rewarding, but no easy task.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Bills owner Terry Pegula has implored coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane to coax more of an executive demeanor out of Allen, a transformation that never took last year and likely added to Allen’s rutty play through 10 games.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, River and Coe scramble to cover up their presence on the scene, with Coe taking River’s cash to buy him new clothes and using the extra change for pitted cherries.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Adjust the heat to medium, and dump in pitted and halved cherries, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Rutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rutted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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