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Recent Examples of reddish
This medium-sized toad has large reddish-brown eyes and a rough skin texture.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Most are light to medium brown in color, though some may appear darker, ranging from reddish to chocolate brown, according to the extension service.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
For example, a pink or reddish color in salmon comes from the antioxidant astaxanthin, which is a carotenoid that wild fish get from eating shellfish like krill or shrimp.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
What to know about copperhead snakes According to TPWD, copperheads are reddish-brown in color.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Most are light to medium brown in color, though some may appear darker, ranging from reddish to chocolate brown, according to the extension service.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
For example, a pink or reddish color in salmon comes from the antioxidant astaxanthin, which is a carotenoid that wild fish get from eating shellfish like krill or shrimp.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
What to know about copperhead snakes According to TPWD, copperheads are reddish-brown in color.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
Adjective
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The town square feels especially cozy under a crimson and gold canopy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Joy Behar called out The View cohost Ana Navarro's crimson getup at the Hot Topics table.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But if you too have been mesmerized by the Belle Époque aesthetics of recent video games like Lies of P and Clair Obscur, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to put on a red beret and parry with the best of them.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the Democratic side of the race, four candidates are now vying for the party's nomination, with hopes of flipping the seat from red to blue.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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