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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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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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Recent Examples of sanguine
While China remains outwardly sanguine on North Korea, subtle differences in their diplomatic relations this year may signal rising frustration with Kim Jong Un's deepening military cooperation with Russia.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
True to the film around him, Miller has a warm and sanguine presence.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
But others were not so sanguine about women writing in the field.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
The tumult of her past work is replaced with something more sanguine, a tendency epitomized by the consistent emphasis on Totsuko’s viewpoint.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
True to the film around him, Miller has a warm and sanguine presence.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
But others were not so sanguine about women writing in the field.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
The tumult of her past work is replaced with something more sanguine, a tendency epitomized by the consistent emphasis on Totsuko’s viewpoint.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguine
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More than anything else, what distinguishes the show is the genuine warmth of the relationships within this murderous crime family.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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If convicted, Mangione will have solidified a fateful decision to give in to murderous impulses and thrown away a promising future, totally ruining his own life.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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Little ‘confident’ federal roles will remain even as layoffs begin Much of Idaho’s resiliency to federal funding cuts will depend on its maintenance of a state budget surplus, Little said Tuesday.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, Gomes is confident that the winter moves have given the Dodgers some added adrenaline for 2025 and will offset a potential championship hangover.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Getty Images Getty Images Just as glowing as Anderson herself is the actor's gratitude for this moment in her career.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Also 6-foot-1, Turner did not come along with as glowing credentials.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Investigators were not sure about the relationship with the boy who was killed.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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Car companies haven’t faced this level of challenge in their long-term product planning and engineering investment since…I’m not sure when.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
Adjective
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One of these is a relatively rosy economic scenario, the other less so, nonetheless, either or both would likely see rate cutting by the FOMC.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, meanwhile, consisted of winged eyeliner, pink blush and a rosy mauve lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The German coach is a positive person and relishes his team’s attitude.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Mass shootings scarcely register anymore, unless the death toll reaches a certain sanguinary level.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
14 July 2024
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Michael Modafferi Lawmakers and order Yonkers: How many more innocents will be murdered, mugged and mauled by sanguinary, recidivist thugs and mentally ill individuals, none of whom belong unfettered on the streets of New York City and state, before the left-wing Democrats restore law and order?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2024
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“Sanguine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguine. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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