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Recent Examples of reddish
Chickens with reddish-brown feathers and red earlobes tend to lay brown eggs.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Turbulence in Lake Nyos changes the color from clear blue to mud-brown or reddish from iron sediments.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The sand here was created from the erosion of nearby Navajo sandstone; the rock has a reddish-orange color from the iron oxide mineral hematite.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
With a reddish-brown lid, covered in moss and grime, neighbors told Giglio that the tub had not been touched since the 70s or 80s.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Turbulence in Lake Nyos changes the color from clear blue to mud-brown or reddish from iron sediments.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The sand here was created from the erosion of nearby Navajo sandstone; the rock has a reddish-orange color from the iron oxide mineral hematite.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
With a reddish-brown lid, covered in moss and grime, neighbors told Giglio that the tub had not been touched since the 70s or 80s.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
Adjective
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Her makeup included timeless elements from her bold brows and lined eyes to the splash of color that was added with her bold crimson lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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On a foggy November morning in 1882, Maunder noticed another, even bigger spot on the crimson Sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bongiovi wore a red, velvet suit with a skinny black tie to the premiere and the after-party.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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If a pilot experiences difficulties, pulling a red T-handle deploys the 2,400-square-foot parachute.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Dec. 2022
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The landers will also be there during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Earth, as the moon passes through our planet’s shadow and gains a bloodred glow on the night of March 13 and the early morning of March 14.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddish. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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