as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
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Recent Examples of crimson
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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
Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
Those still looking for a last minute New Year’s Eve ensemble will find something perfect for the festivities in Proenza Schouler’s winter white dress; minimalists shouldn’t miss Victoria Beckham’s festive, crimson top.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
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Verb
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
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
Adjective
Saffron is a spice known for its crimson strands, widely used in culinary applications worldwide.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
Those still looking for a last minute New Year’s Eve ensemble will find something perfect for the festivities in Proenza Schouler’s winter white dress; minimalists shouldn’t miss Victoria Beckham’s festive, crimson top.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
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Verb
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Timid, pious, and empathic to a fault, the heroine of Mansfield Park spends a good deal of time trembling and blushing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Snow paired the elegant ensemble with a low ponytail à la Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2012 Academy Awards, along with minimal glam, featuring blushed lips and a light layer of mascara.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Arches National Park The reddish-orange sandstone arches of this national park seem to belong in another world.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Astaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment that gives salmon its reddish color.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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At peak activity, the shower can produce 10 to 20 meteors per hour—with many leaving long, glowing trails and occasionally dazzling fireballs.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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Kim shared a glowing photo of her smiley second daughter admiring her braids in the mirror.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Granite comes in shades ranging from gray to red to blue to green and beyond.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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The name comes from the Greek word phoinike, which is associated with the color purple and linked to the extremely valuable purple-red dye they were known to produce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cardman spent time today flushing water from and powerfing down two NASA spacesuits on the ISS.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Close to the kitchen is the bathroom, which looks pretty snug and contains a shower, a sink, and a flushing toilet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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
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In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Dec. 2022
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“Crimson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimson. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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