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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Makeup artist Thomas de Kluyver told Vogue his team actually used lipstick to create the ruddy, flushed effect.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Another wears hot pants and pink lipstick.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 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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Then there is its Long Cow Lashes mascara.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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First, apply a mascara primer to build color and provide a base, then apply a volumizing mascara, and finish with a separating mascara like a tubing formula.—
Nicole Catanese,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Only on the occasional night out would the former publicist embellish her features by blushing her lips in a ruby red hue — sometimes glossy, sometimes matte.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Scattering the shrimp on top just for the last 5 or 10 minutes gives it enough time to blush pink without overcooking.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This brilliantly acerbic novel is set up as a millennial comedy of manners, but when Remy and Alicia head to the Hamptons for a surf weekend with Instagram-baddie Jen, a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes is just the first indication that things are very, very wrong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Saturn, meanwhile, will glow less than 10 degrees to the upper left of Venus, with a distant cousin lurking nearby, but more on that later.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One officer’s face appeared to be reddened and he could be seen rubbing his eye.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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During this event, the entire moon passes through the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing the moon to appear darkened or reddened.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Rouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouge. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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