blushed

past tense of blush
as in flushed
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 blushed The Only Murders in the Building actress was the epitome of bridal glam, and went for fluttering lashes, blushed cheeks and peachy pink lips for the occasion. Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Kaprizov blushed when confirming that he was greeted with a standing ovation upon entering the Wild locker room Tuesday morning. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Instead, after being flushed from the pocket on second-and-7 from the Packers’ 39-yard line, Prescott’s heave found a toe-tapping Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard gain.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Small things, like individual eyelashes or grains of sand, often get flushed out on their own through a combination of tearing up and blinking, per Mount Sinai.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • By now her name has glowed several times on the marquee of Springfield’s historic Gillioz Theatre.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Blushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blushed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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