1
as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
rosy and cheerful after a day outside in the snow
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as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
that's a particularly rosy view of the economic situation, and one that may not be justified
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Recent Examples of rosy
While Musk continued to share Wikipedia pages on social media following his 20th birthday message to the site, his rosy view of the vast information network wouldn’t last.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
But some experts don’t share this rosy outlook.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
While hopes were already high that the new, tough measures would clean the skies, the winter of 1940-41 defied even those rosy expectations.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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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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Browns Cleveland boasts an elite defense led by the league’s best pass rusher, an owner who spends more cash than any other team and a promising nucleus from the 2025 draft class.—
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Creativity, romance and pleasure take on a more serious tone, and a connection could feel both exciting and promising.—
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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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Bure is keeping her faith — and her Christmas crown — shining bright.—
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Researchers have discovered the brightest and most powerful flare ever seen from a supermassive black hole.—
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He was last seen wearing a red and black plaid shirt, dark jeans and brown steel-toe boots, police said.—
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Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.—
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While the center has shifted its funding to focus to operating the two clinics and remaining open as a gathering space, Hawkins is still optimistic despite the losses.—
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And participants with the top 20% of stock holdings are especially optimistic.—
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Pentecostal revival meeting lights and condominium-sale advertisements illuminate the city, leaving a ruddy glow along the highway.—
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Andersen, who previously worked for the San Antonio Police Department, has ruddy cheeks and a commanding presence.—
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What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?—
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
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“Rosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rosy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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