as in color
a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)
a baby with a healthy blush
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as in to glow
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake
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Recent Examples of blush
Faran Krentcil, Allure, 4 May 2026
Glossy rosettes emerge green and blush rosy when temperatures dips, then burst into canary-yellow flowers emerge in late summer-early fall.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Siegel agreed that niacin does have some side effects, including skin blushing.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
But even after Anne Hathaway’s character glows up with French-girl bangs and a sudden mastery of liquid blush, there’s nothing Sephora-adjacent in the original film.
—Faran Krentcil, Allure, 4 May 2026
Glossy rosettes emerge green and blush rosy when temperatures dips, then burst into canary-yellow flowers emerge in late summer-early fall.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
Verb
The New York Times bestselling author known for her young adult romantasy series Lightlark and her enemies-to-lovers romance Summer in the City, is tackling adult romantasy for the first time with her new novel Starside — a book that will leave you blushing on your morning commute.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Siegel agreed that niacin does have some side effects, including skin blushing.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blush
Noun
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The star was dipped in a rainbow of colors from her décolletage down to the spiral train of her body-hugging dress with fringe falling down the cuffs of the long-sleeve gown.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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The artist worked with approximately 30 base colors, expanded through custom mixing, across roughly 40 hours of painting time, followed by approximately four days of drying with ventilation.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The chickens slowly turn as glowing flames lap at their skin.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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ServiceNow, meanwhile, is doing everything right—almost every revenue and profitability metric glowed in its latest quarterly results—and yet shares took a 14% dive as the SaaSpocalypse fears loom.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This setup will prove both aesthetically pleasing and functional, bringing welcome brightness to the yard at night.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tackle the Light Fixtures Porch lighting attracts bugs and collects dust, dimming the brightness over time.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes and, eventually, the region’s rivers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Allowing your body to rest gives it time to flush out the lactic acid that can build up after intense physical activity.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
6 May 2026
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Wildflowers line the roads during summer, and there's no hiking needed to enjoy the colorful blooms.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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When in bloom, the tree is adorned with fragrant white flowers that can fill a patio with their delightful scent.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Kalen DeBoer went from hot seat to crimson ottoman at the end of September, when No. 17 Alabama pushed past No. 5 Georgia at Sanford Stadium.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blush. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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