redness

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Recent Examples of redness Pet owners should regularly check their pet’s paws for signs of cracking on the paw pads, redness between the toes, or bleeding. Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026 In addition to pain, light sensitivity and obscured vision, acanthamoeba keratitis can also cause redness, dryness, excessive tears and a sensation of a foreign body in the eye. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026 This can be noticeable in the skin, as puffiness and redness are reduced. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026 That algorithm was developed in lockstep with dermatologists, and scores pigmentation, wrinkles, texture, redness, UV [damage], acne and oilness. James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redness
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Noun
  • Huxley pointed toward the object's trajectory, brightness and movement as evidence the ball of light matched with the SpaceX launch for Starlink satellites out of California Sunday evening.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • To start with, the sunlight causes glare, demanding higher sustained brightness to remain usable.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The sneakers come in 21 colors — but users can score them for 20 percent off in specific shades, including white and cielo blue, carnation and starlight glow, and droplet and druzy.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Clean fireplace glass regularly to maintain its glow and prevent soot or haze from hardening over time.
    Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Redness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redness. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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