: of the color crimson
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Verb
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
For the headstrong, maternal Agnes, who is spiritually caught between the modern world and a more ancient, primal place, Turzanska used a palette of sanguine, rust, russet, crimson, and prune, inspired by the different stages of blood—from freshly oxidized to aged, clotted, and scabbed.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Religion, too, occupied Foulkes’s sights, as in the painting Join the Club, 2007–11, depicting a Catholic priest above whose collar and crucifix looms a pulped, crimson visage.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025
Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The most notable feature of the space is its central spiral staircase, which is a deep crimson color.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
For the headstrong, maternal Agnes, who is spiritually caught between the modern world and a more ancient, primal place, Turzanska used a palette of sanguine, rust, russet, crimson, and prune, inspired by the different stages of blood—from freshly oxidized to aged, clotted, and scabbed.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Deep crimson motifs bloom against fields of black and ivory; lozenges, cypress trees, and amulets thread their way into measured geometric grids.
—Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Religion, too, occupied Foulkes’s sights, as in the painting Join the Club, 2007–11, depicting a Catholic priest above whose collar and crucifix looms a pulped, crimson visage.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
The paddle took me along this tranquil, ambling waterway, littered with sea hibiscus flowers in various stages of their daily transition from pale yellow to crimson.
—Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Crimson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crimson. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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crimson
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: to make or become crimson
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