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the pink of society will be at the gala for the city's opera company
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to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
accidentally pinked my shoulder with his fencing sword
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Recent Examples of pink
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
Native coneflowers, typically purple or pink, star in many prairie landscapes.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
For women over 40 looking for the perfect bold crimson or angelic pink, the color payoff is professional-grade, delivering long-lasting saturation that remains nondrying throughout the day.
—Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Then at totality, watch how the shades of color morph on the lunar surface – from rosy-gray to pink to orange.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The singer hosted and performed as musical guest on the May 2 episode in New York City, moving between two pink satin shoes that sat on opposite ends of the same hyper-feminine spectrum.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
Native coneflowers, typically purple or pink, star in many prairie landscapes.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Noun
These flowers come in a range of colors, from purples and blues to magentas, pinks, and whites.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
For women over 40 looking for the perfect bold crimson or angelic pink, the color payoff is professional-grade, delivering long-lasting saturation that remains nondrying throughout the day.
—Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Another option to fill in your garden with greenery is the soft Summer Sunrise Panicum, a tall grass that changes color through the seasons from green to pink to gold to tan.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Then at totality, watch how the shades of color morph on the lunar surface – from rosy-gray to pink to orange.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink
Adjective
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Nitrogen emits its pinkish glow almost instantly, while oxygen takes a fraction of a second longer to produce the familiar green aurora.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Frogfruit Frogfruit is an evergreen native plant to the United States that produces white and pinkish flowers from May to November.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hollywood royalty, from Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman to Sabrina Carpenter and Teyana Taylor, will hit the red carpet in their sartorial best for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual gala.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Test your knowledge of baseball bests, restaurant revamps and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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This tank, more than any of its Allied counterparts, sent German designers back to the drawing board to produce the next generation of tanks that featured heavier armor and higher-velocity cannons with greater range and armor-piercing capability.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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In Inverted Tree, Man for Hire (2004), for example, the trunk of a wily branched tree bears a piercing gaze.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Sloane, who was dressed elegantly in a brown sheath, carried a little purple flower in a plastic cone proffered by Leo, who wore tuxedo pants and kept a restraining-order distance.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Steak and kidney pie with a flaky crust that envelops chunks of steak and mineral-bright nuggets of liver in a deep brown gravy.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The spa El Capricho Spa occupies its own cliff ledge, 6,000 square feet carved into volcanic rock with treatment rooms named after local flowers in Nahuatl—Citlaxochitl (poinsettia), Texochitl (stone flower).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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These fiery flowers are a welcome addition to any garden corner that needs more color.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Marcus Semien hit a chopper down the left side, which Jorbit Vivas stabbed at wildly while missing it badly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Police in Antioch are investigating after a man was fatally stabbed during an altercation at home over the weekend.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chris and Clare have written an incredibly funny and warm screenplay and Avgousta’s vision and experience promise to make this an enduring festive film.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Ly notes these are often warm, high-friction areas with dense apocrine glands.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Additional popsicle flavors include Abuelita chocolate, cajeta, chocolate banana, mixed berries, Oreo, rice pudding, strawberries and cream.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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This Melissa model is a crowd favorite for a reason — it’s structured, sophisticated, impressively cushioned, and composed of cream-of-the-crop leather that will last you for many years (if not decades) of careful wear.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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“Pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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