as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
his face reddened when she flashed him a dazzling smile
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Recent Examples of reddened
Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The whales started roiling and a sudden gush of blood reddened the water.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
One officer’s face appeared to be reddened and he could be seen rubbing his eye.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
During this event, the entire moon passes through the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing the moon to appear darkened or reddened.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The whales started roiling and a sudden gush of blood reddened the water.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
One officer’s face appeared to be reddened and he could be seen rubbing his eye.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
During this event, the entire moon passes through the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing the moon to appear darkened or reddened.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddened
Verb
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The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My cheeks were flushed, but not just from the 185-degree Fahrenheit heat of the sauna.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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The sides of his face were flushed high up on his cheekbones, and were his eyes blazing?—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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“Reddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddened. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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