as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the pink of society will be at the gala for the city's opera company
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as in to pierce
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
accidentally pinked my shoulder with his fencing sword
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as in pinkish
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Recent Examples of pink
Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025
Pay attention to changes in breast size, skin texture, swelling, and red or pink coloration.
—Anisa Arsenault, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
One that seemed to wash the world in pinks and purples, turning an imposing volcanic mountain range in the distance into a confection?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Rosé wines typically range from light red to pink to salmon, but color alone doesn’t define a rosé.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Noun
When picking a shade based on your skin tone, Warden recommends:
Soft pink, peach, and nude-beige liners for light skin tones
Rosy, mauve, or caramel shades for medium and olive skin tones
Rich browns, plums, or deep rose liners for deep skin tones.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025
Pay attention to changes in breast size, skin texture, swelling, and red or pink coloration.
—Anisa Arsenault, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
As will garden pinks, the next most cold-hardy annuals.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
One that seemed to wash the world in pinks and purples, turning an imposing volcanic mountain range in the distance into a confection?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Most of the frames are tortoiseshell or black, with tinted lens colors ranging from yellow to pink, blue and everything in between.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Rosé wines typically range from light red to pink to salmon, but color alone doesn’t define a rosé.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink
Noun
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But according to a new analysis by Climate Central, climate change is threatening the optimal conditions that help elite runners break world records and amateurs achieve their personal bests.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Wilsons enjoyed their first Easter as a family of six, with everyone donning their Sunday best.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Produced before the gag order was lifted, the four-part docuseries One Night in Idaho turns its focus to the families, friends and community members still wrestling with the aftermath, offering a piercing look at a case with many unanswered questions.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The grotesque details—the uncle’s fingernails piercing his hands, the dog’s permanent terror of rabbits—are simply there.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a stream of southern China filled with plant debris, a pinkish river creature with wrinkly lips swam through the murk, perhaps searching for a meal or a mate.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the Miami waterfront as its backdrop, music filled the venue as industry leaders networked, nibbled on appetizers, and posed for photos in front of a flower wall provided by Johnnie Walker.—
James Dinh,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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To create the 4-cent stamp, photographer Harold Davis backlist the flowers, combining multiple images from different exposures, according to an USPS news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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David Arquette will somehow reprise his role as Dewey Riley, despite the fact that the character was stabbed to death a couple movies ago.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Arredondo allegedly stabbed Paulos 30 times before fleeing the scene and then vanishing altogether, police said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If the black isn’t to your taste, the slippers are also available in gray and brown.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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If your fiddle leaf fig is looking pale or droopy, or its leaves have begun to curl, develop brown spots, or drop, it is likely dehydrated and needs water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The brand also recommends using a leather cleansing cream to treat the shoes for ensured longevity.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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For a touch of graphic design that still reads neutral, Quiet Town’s Tam bath sheet offers an artful mix of clay, chocolate, and cream tones.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The moon is covered with about 10 meters of regolith, a mix of dust, ash and rocks punctured by craters and boulders—not pristine landing pads.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Your skin was punctured by an outside cat.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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