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Recent Examples of reddish
Children often first show signs of malaise and a fever, followed later by reddish, irritated eyes, a cough and a stuffy nose as the mucus membranes and nasal passages become inflamed.
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Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Directly above the belt, the red giant Betelgeuse will shine brightly, looking slightly reddish, while below it blueish Rigel will quickly sink into the horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This total lunar eclipse comes in five stages occurring between 03:57 and 10:00 Universal Time — so for just over six hours — with the most interesting stage, totality (when the moon is completely reddish) happening at 02:26 UTC for 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Nicknamed the Worm Moon, the lunation is also known as a Blood Moon because of its reddish hue that glows as a result of its alignment between the Earth and the sun.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Directly above the belt, the red giant Betelgeuse will shine brightly, looking slightly reddish, while below it blueish Rigel will quickly sink into the horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This total lunar eclipse comes in five stages occurring between 03:57 and 10:00 Universal Time — so for just over six hours — with the most interesting stage, totality (when the moon is completely reddish) happening at 02:26 UTC for 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Nicknamed the Worm Moon, the lunation is also known as a Blood Moon because of its reddish hue that glows as a result of its alignment between the Earth and the sun.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
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The result, as seen onstage, is a light show that begins with the dress in a red tartan pattern, transitions into a half-blue motif, and becomes entirely covered in vivid crimson sequins.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the 1950s, a Sargent scholar wrote that the American beauty, who was married to a French banker, had an affair with her gynecologist, Samuel-Jean Pozzi, whom Sargent famously painted in a crimson cloak.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Unusually, its tan Connolly leather interior is contrasted with red carpets.—
Joe Lorio,
Car and Driver,
5 Feb. 2023
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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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Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.—
David M. Drucker,
Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2021
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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 3 May. 2025.
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