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Recent Examples of reddish
Deep reddish brown already looks incredibly rich, but adding major balayage in lighter shades with warm tones, such as golden reds or caramel, really freshens it up for spring and summer.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
The sand here was created by the erosion of nearby Navajo sandstone, and the rock gets its reddish-orange color from the iron oxide mineral hematite.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
Its flowers bloomed white in the spring, and its green summer leaves darkened to a reddish-purple hue in the fall.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Unsure of the product, which appears black upon application before peeling it off to reveal the reddish tint, the animal expert apologized.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
The sand here was created by the erosion of nearby Navajo sandstone, and the rock gets its reddish-orange color from the iron oxide mineral hematite.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
Its flowers bloomed white in the spring, and its green summer leaves darkened to a reddish-purple hue in the fall.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Unsure of the product, which appears black upon application before peeling it off to reveal the reddish tint, the animal expert apologized.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
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Both these cousins grow to a comparable size and shape about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, and combine gaudy spring flowers with scarlet and crimson fall foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rather than the regular crimson color emblematic of the red carpet, a black carpet was symbolically chosen as the centerpiece to celebrate Black artists.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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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 Apr. 2026.
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