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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However, Jim advised investors to wait a day or two to let all the sellers be flushed out and give the stock a chance to stabilize.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Because containers require such frequent watering, many nutrients are flushed out from the soil, so fertilize regularly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The lab glowed like a jewel in the distance, and around him bioluminescent plankton shone like stars.—
Susan Cosier,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
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May's full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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“Reddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddened. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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