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Recent Examples of rutty
Running terrain of the rocky-rooty-rutty variety is fun and rewarding, but no easy task.
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2025
Bills owner Terry Pegula has implored coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane to coax more of an executive demeanor out of Allen, a transformation that never took last year and likely added to Allen’s rutty play through 10 games.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
The roads were too rutty for the other guests to complete their transit, and the storm clouds above had stopped all domestic air transfers as well.
—Brandon Presser, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
Surface at Garden was far from ideal When a Zamboni took its first laps around an NHL arena, at Boston Garden in the fall of 1954, players might have scoffed that nothing man-made could help the wretched, rutty surface.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2019
Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2025
Bills owner Terry Pegula has implored coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane to coax more of an executive demeanor out of Allen, a transformation that never took last year and likely added to Allen’s rutty play through 10 games.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
The roads were too rutty for the other guests to complete their transit, and the storm clouds above had stopped all domestic air transfers as well.
—Brandon Presser, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
Surface at Garden was far from ideal When a Zamboni took its first laps around an NHL arena, at Boston Garden in the fall of 1954, players might have scoffed that nothing man-made could help the wretched, rutty surface.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rutty
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The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Oscillating between a massive ice luge and a rutted slushie pit, our road necessitates the use of spikes.—
Benjamin Tepler,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Best for straight, fine, or wavy textures, this cut is a masterpiece of proportions.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2026
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Golden Police Department That suspect has been described as a Hispanic male in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-11, medium build with dark brown eyes, black or dark brown curly or wavy hair and a groomed beard.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Rutty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rutty. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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