as in libertine
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Recent Examples of roué
Why not the antics of sly Elizabethan housewives playing tricks on a fatuous drunken roue?
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roué
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Among the signature elements essential to the design are the contiguous oval shape and the gradual slope — also known as the rake — of the seating.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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After pulling up your tomato plants, place the plants to the side and grab your rake.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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And then Mai meets Duong (Tuan Tran), a romantic playboy.Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ynez is an independent and rebellious woman who's close with her half-brother Constantine (Josh Heuston), a playboy whose reckless behavior causes problems.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Biggest Fear: Pain of their own insecurity, uncertainty. Type 7: The Enthusiast/Epicure The enthusiast/epicure looks to explore all the wonders of life and are always on the hunt for new experiences and adventures.Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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Simic’s work is often described as surreal, darkly humorous, minimalist, the work of an impassioned epicure.Rowan Ricardo Phillips, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
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Luckily, gluttons like us are covered by the Monday night fixture, which promises to be a lively one: Newcastle host West Ham.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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In fact, a recent article comparing the energy consumption spanning 20 years by the top 500 supercomputers in the world found that a publicly available quantum computer with the same compute power as the top-energy glutton on the list, consumed less than 0.05% of the electricity.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Roué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rou%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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