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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
I'm reasonably sanguine about the adoption of the latest proposal
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as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
the Civil War remains America's most sanguine conflict
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as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone
a baby with a sanguine complexion is more likely to leave the hospital early than a sickly-looking one
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Recent Examples of sanguine
But not all Fed policymakers are so sanguine.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Yet Pathak was sanguine about the social benefits of spreading automation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
More sanguine projections could lift markets.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
On Ukraine, the new strategy does little more than make assertions, many of them too sanguine about what the country needs to survive and too credulous about Russia’s potential to serve as a constructive regional actor.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with less knowledge or skill feel overly confident.—
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On a crucial third-and-10 just inside field goal range, Beck was confident with his pass to Marion to get well within range.—
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This is about the population that is stuck between a murderous criminal mafia that has taken over the country and, on the other hand, Israel and the United States, who follow their own interests.—
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The murderous heir won't inherit as a matter of law.—
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Sunburnt blush focuses the color in the very center of your face for a just-tanned effect, while the doll-blush trend places it on the apples of cheeks for a smooth look.—
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The boots are made from a twinface sheepskin upper, with fleece and wool on the inside and the tanned skin on the outside.—
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Oddsmakers aren't so sure, making the white-hot and fifth-seeded Texans (12-5) the early favorite even though Houston has never won a road playoff game in its 24-year history.—
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Among the options were rib meat, pork, beef, chicken, no meat, and not sure, the lawyers wrote in the lawsuit.—
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Bloom walked the carpet at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, absolutely glowing.—
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Like its predecessor, the new annex is a sleek, politely glowing object.—
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Liverpool have taken positive steps forward in their past two games, winning both following a run of six defeats in seven.—
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In this book, the whole occupation was described as something avant-garde or positive.—
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Healthy people infected with salmonella can experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever.—
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Violent conflicts have been erupting at a brisk frequency, getting bloodier, and more protracted.—
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As for glam, Tyla’s makeup, by artist Ngozi Edeme, featured a rosy blush with statement eyes and a glossy lip.—
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China’s game plan The outlook is not all rosy for China.—
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“Sanguine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguine. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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