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Recent Examples of pinkish
This popular ornamental grass has soft blue foliage, and in midsummer and fall, its steely blue color is accented by pinkish highlights that transition into attractive winter seed heads.
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
Both snakes are pinkish-tan to grayish-brown, with bands being dark gray, brown or reddish brown.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Capillary refill refers to the return of blood to the nail bed, giving it a pinkish color.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Allow its pinkish-purple or white flowers to bloom and attract pollinators to your pepper flowers, boosting your harvest.
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Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
Both snakes are pinkish-tan to grayish-brown, with bands being dark gray, brown or reddish brown.
—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Capillary refill refers to the return of blood to the nail bed, giving it a pinkish color.
—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Allow its pinkish-purple or white flowers to bloom and attract pollinators to your pepper flowers, boosting your harvest.
—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinkish
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It was also revealed during the trial that Taylor allegedly spiked her pink lemonade with a mixture of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, prosecutors claimed.
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Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.
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But the favourite dish of the squad so far was salmon tataki with brown butter vinaigrette, white soy, yuzu and honey.
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Police said the suspect is a man in his 30s with brown hair and a beard.
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“Pinkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinkish. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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