carmine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carmine
Adjective
  • In this case, Ortega was sporting the slouchy Kyle shoulder bag with gunmetal hardware, further accessorizing the $295 purse with a thin crimson scarf by the same brand.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 May 2025
  • The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
    Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Then there’s carmine, which makes some consumers queasy because the reddish pigment comes from cochineal insects.
    Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
  • In an apse, near the site of the sarcophagus, is a sparkling mosaic of Jesus in reddish and gold robes sitting atop the orb of the world.
    Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.
    David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • The landers will also be there during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Earth, as the moon passes through our planet’s shadow and gains a bloodred glow on the night of March 13 and the early morning of March 14.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Carmine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carmine. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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