rouged

past tense of rouge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouged
Verb
  • And in Garcia’s long interception return, Benitez was harassed by the defense, flushed out of the pocket and forced to throw off balance.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The thing was flushed down a toilet as a baby gator years earlier and is now running amok, chomping down on whomever looks appetizing.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
    T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some cells glowed brightly due to high activity, others dimmed with weaker expression, while some switched off entirely.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Rouged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouged. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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