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Recent Examples of ruff
State of ruff: His caretakers at Pasco County Animal Services describe him as eager, fun, and energetic.
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
On Saturday night, the king of the castle wore head-to-toe black leather — with a small ruff of lace and two strands of black pearls.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 6 Oct. 2024
South ruffed, took the ace of clubs, led a trump to dummy and returned the queen of clubs: king, ruff.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
West leads the king and queen of hearts, and South ruffs and takes the A-J of trumps.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
On Saturday night, the king of the castle wore head-to-toe black leather — with a small ruff of lace and two strands of black pearls.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 6 Oct. 2024
South ruffed, took the ace of clubs, led a trump to dummy and returned the queen of clubs: king, ruff.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
West leads the king and queen of hearts, and South ruffs and takes the A-J of trumps.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruff
Noun
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The series follows nine-year-old Pippi, a plucky girl with a pair of quirky plaits who moves to a Swedish village following the death of her parents.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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One of my black dresses in silk or cotton, knee socks, Simone Rocha pearly Crocs, a cashmere jumper, and a ponytail or two plaits.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
28 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Her one-shoulder Oscar de la Renta gown stood out from the crowd, thanks to its dazzling gold fringe hemline.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The key disadvantages are laser speckle and the tendency to show fringe colors around white areas, including text in movie credits.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The jacket has curved flap design of the front pockets, a simplified buckle back and back pleats.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Jan. 2025
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Get the recipe > Pork and Chive Dumplings Wrap, pleat, and boil a pot of dumplings—a symbol of wealth and prosperousness in China because of their resemblance to gold ingots—to invite good fortune in the year ahead.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The online configurator is now live for this trim and the pricier Ultra variant ($46,600).—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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But across the street from Sherwood’s gorgeous new house — white with dark trim and cheerful flowers in the front yard — is still an empty lot, a forlorn swimming pool surrounded by chain-link fencing the only reminder of what used to be.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Repeat and Rebuild During each edging session, practice pausing and resuming multiple times.—
Suzannah Weiss,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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Those still working on their edging skills can trust this ski to hold on hard snow, and those ready to dip a toe off-piste will be encouraged by the Santa Ana 87’s mix of stability in variable conditions and agility in mixed terrain.—
Jenny Wiegand,
Outside Online,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Ruff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruff. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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