as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone
the rubicund face of a man who clearly got a lot of fresh air and exercise
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubicund
Adjective
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For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025 -
Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gleeson says Krasinski and Carell's support — and their glowing reports of their own experiences working on The Office — made accepting the role that much more affirming.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Leave it on and rub it in after your shave routine as a hydrating after-shave oil to soothe your skin and reveal your glowing, radiant skin.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Unusually, its tan Connolly leather interior is contrasted with red carpets.—
Joe Lorio,
Car and Driver,
5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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While carbon-rich asteroids like Bennu and Ryugu aren’t flush with precious metals, other asteroids have more valuable contents.—
Mary Magnuson,
The Conversation,
13 May 2025
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For many residents, the money has the potential to be transformative. BAE, which is flush with orders for a new class of ballistic missile submarines that can launch nuclear weapons and others that strike land targets, is teaming up with the local and national governments to rejuvenate Barrow.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Incorporating these symbols into jewelry meant that, say, a rosy ring with a ruby center gifted to a potential sweetheart was indeed loaded with meaning.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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On Iran’s streets, Western brands are becoming ever harder to find but copycat logos are common, appealing to a nostalgia for a rosier period of international relations.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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And waters in the eastern subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean are warmer than normal for this time of year.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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But has life ever gotten better than a warm nighttime in the stands during a pitchers’ duel with a beer and a hot dog?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite recent softer economic data and fears of restrictive economic policy, investors continue to have a relatively sanguine outlook for U.S. equity fundamentals.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Long-wavelength red light traveling through that part of the sky will project a reddish hue onto the moon, giving it the sanguine moniker.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Rubicund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubicund. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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