: tinged with red especially in the face (as from shame, illness, heat, or physical exertion)
Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.—
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareThe man opposite looked flushed. … The broken veins on his cheeks were probably a sign of bad circulation and excessive drinking.—Mark Billingham
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The study also found that the highest lead levels appeared in first-draw samples — water that had been sitting in pipes for several hours — while concentrations dropped after the tap was flushed.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Glowing skin, flushed cheeks, and subtle sculpting were the key trends, like Cara Delevingne's subtle pigments or Chase Infiniti’s glossy nude lip.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Less of a harsh line and more of a flushed finish, Summer Friday’s lip stain is one to watch.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
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Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Glowing skin, flushed cheeks, and subtle sculpting were the key trends, like Cara Delevingne's subtle pigments or Chase Infiniti’s glossy nude lip.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Less of a harsh line and more of a flushed finish, Summer Friday’s lip stain is one to watch.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flushed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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