as in lipstick
old-fashioned
a red powder or cream that is used to make your cheeks pinker
She was wearing too much rouge.
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Recent Examples of rouge
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Known for her dramatic rouge against a fair complexion, white hair piled high on top of her head, and signature beauty marks, Marie Antoinette’s regal look has served as beauty inspiration for centuries.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2.
—Richard Obert, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019
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Noun
The designer sees couture as the foundation and fil rouge of the brand.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Known for her dramatic rouge against a fair complexion, white hair piled high on top of her head, and signature beauty marks, Marie Antoinette’s regal look has served as beauty inspiration for centuries.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
In ancient Egypt, both men and women were known to rouge their cheeks with a mixture of brownish-red pigment.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2.
—Richard Obert, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouge
Noun
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The actress styled her hair straight and parted down the middle and went with bold eye makeup and subtle lipstick.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Swift added a pop of color with a swipe of her go-to red lipstick and a soft iridescent eyeshadow.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Kalen DeBoer went from hot seat to crimson ottoman at the end of September, when No. 17 Alabama pushed past No. 5 Georgia at Sanford Stadium.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a no-makeup makeup look, wear the product on its own with a simple swipe of mascara; or go all out by adding concealer, eyeshadow, and lipstick for a full-glam moment.—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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In turn, magnetic mascara has a magnet inside the lash wand.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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That is all that stood between Gabe Landeskog and an ending that would make Disney executives blush.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Verb
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At Palisades State Park, striking red-pink Sioux quartzite cliffs jut up to 50 feet above Split Rock Creek, their jagged faces almost glowing against a backdrop of bucolic farmland.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
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Although the building is gray and the galleries dark, the contents glow.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
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“Rouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouge. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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