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having a healthy reddish skin tone
- the merry, red, smiling face of Santa Claus
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having a notably high temperature
- the streams of red lava were especially spectacular at night
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of red (Entry 2 of 2)
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a person who rises up against authority
- the reds demanded a violent overthrow of the government
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an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
- the story of John Reed, the only American Red buried within the Kremlin
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