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ruddy

[ruhd-ee] / ˈrʌd i /


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Training her sights on a ruddy Sean Penn, Glaser remarked on Hollywood’s obsession with looking younger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

That makes “Folktales” decidedly more powdery than densely packed — it’s all ruddy cheeks, slo-mo camaraderie and the healing power of steering a dog sled through breathtaking terrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

The neighbor was a man in his early 40s, slim with jet-black hair, narrow eyes, and ruddy skin.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

His clean-shaven face is ruddy and, excepting a divot between his eyebrows, unwrinkled.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2023

He was a ruddy white-haired man whom even the principal addressed as Mister Jenson.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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