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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
Of the race itself, Mott was positively sanguine.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not everyone is as sanguine on stocks right now.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Even the people who are pretty sanguine boosters about AI are still in double figures about their P(doom).
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Some analysts were more sanguine about the report.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Not everyone is as sanguine on stocks right now.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Even the people who are pretty sanguine boosters about AI are still in double figures about their P(doom).
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Some analysts were more sanguine about the report.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sanguine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguine
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Jon Voight as Paul Serone Jon Voight brought his acting chops to Anaconda, playing the sketchy and murderous snake hunter Paul Serone.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Then again, the right time to tell a violent story about murderous greed is a matter of debate.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its broad, meticulously kept tanned dunes dissolving into rolling surf and the deep blue Pacific with breathtaking sunsets are a photographer’s dream.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The high heel stiletto sandals feature three intertwining straps on the caged vamp and are made with metal-free tanned leather.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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That’s more than a factor of three in improvement of the signal strength over just 10 years, which enables a much more confident and robust extraction of the key parameters and properties associated with this merger.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Canalys isn’t confident about the demand materializing at retail stores and websites.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cinema Score turned in a glowing A grade.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes directly between our planet and the sun, covering part of the solar disk while leaving a glowing crescent framed by the curve of Earth's natural satellite.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her sister wasn’t sure if her parents ever filed a missing person’s report, but said the family had no idea where to look for her.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Harris is still not sure how to do that.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Last August, the long reign of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s autocratic Prime Minister, was brought to a sudden end after bloody street rallies culminated in the sacking of her residence.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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She had been hired by the defense team to uncover exactly what had happened on that bloody Sunday in 1989.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Aside from a light wash of rosy blush on her cheeks, the fashion mogul’s visage boasted white undertones, not a drop of bronzer in sight.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava eventually agreed to restore the full funding, crediting rosier revenue forecasts as various county departments and independent agencies reported higher-than-expected surplus figures that could be used to pay for the nonprofit grants.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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But this week's advance continues Kering's recent positive momentum.—
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CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Though it can be seen as a positive, his intervention helped, with Chelsea posing much more of an attacking threat and coming within minutes of winning 2-1.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Sanguine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguine. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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