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Recent Examples of pinkish
Another, smaller girl in pinkish pants can be seen walking closely behind the girl in blue.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The paddles of the cactus are edible, as is the pinkish and slightly aromatic fruit.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
During totality, a close-up will reveal the moon’s maria darken as the entire lunar surface takes on rusty, crimson and pinkish tones.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
At the bottom of the hill, where there will eventually be a parking lot for visitors, Goldsworthy showed us a derelict building made from pinkish sandstone.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The paddles of the cactus are edible, as is the pinkish and slightly aromatic fruit.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
During totality, a close-up will reveal the moon’s maria darken as the entire lunar surface takes on rusty, crimson and pinkish tones.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
At the bottom of the hill, where there will eventually be a parking lot for visitors, Goldsworthy showed us a derelict building made from pinkish sandstone.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinkish
Adjective
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In a pink, chandeliered room in the Gilded Age mansion of a dead steel magnate, the past and present melded in a manner that was both unsettling and affirming.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This canvas bucket hat affords you the choice of two sizes and four colors — hot pink, red, olive green, and beige.—
Claire West,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Two stretches of yellow-brown wall have caught the sun.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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If the roots are brown or black, they might be damaged or rotting, often due to overly wet soil.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Pinkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinkish. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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