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 oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Noah blushed then nodded softly.
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Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Martha and the Dutch boy glanced at each other again and blushed.
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Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
When asked about his cousin — Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia — Acuña nearly blushed with admiration.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.
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Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Her signature blushed look is achieved with a healthy swipe of the Luminous Silk Cheek Tint in Delicate Mauve (a dreamy rosy hue) and Magnetic Mauve (a bright pink for a bold flush of color) on the apples of her cheeks and her lips.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
14 Nov. 2025
Kaprizov blushed when confirming that he was greeted with a standing ovation upon entering the Wild locker room Tuesday morning.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Noah blushed then nodded softly.
—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Martha and the Dutch boy glanced at each other again and blushed.
—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
When asked about his cousin — Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia — Acuña nearly blushed with admiration.
—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.
—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Her signature blushed look is achieved with a healthy swipe of the Luminous Silk Cheek Tint in Delicate Mauve (a dreamy rosy hue) and Magnetic Mauve (a bright pink for a bold flush of color) on the apples of her cheeks and her lips.
—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
14 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blushed
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Mahomes was flushed right but managed to get off a deep pass across his body to Hill for a 48-yard completion that set up the game-tying touchdown.
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As the New York Knicks captured their first NBA title in 53 years in San Antonio on Saturday night, beating the Spurs, 94-90, New Yorkers streamed out of bars and sidewalk watch parties to fill the streets across every corner of the city, faces flushed with disbelief.
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After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.
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The sandstone bowl of a stadium built in 1924 glowed gold.
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Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
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Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
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“Blushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blushed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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