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roseate

[roh-zee-it, -ayt] / ˈroʊ zi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


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Sam Sacks writes that in this outing the author takes some of his characters out of the academic world and “replaces roseate campus fantasy with spikier societal conflicts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Bird flu was also confirmed on nearby Coquet Island in June, with black-headed gulls, common terns and rare roseate terns being worst hit.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023

You will see dolphins, terns, maybe even a roseate spoonbill.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023

He rode along with delight blossoming in him like a roseate flower, listening.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara


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