rouged

past tense of rouge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouged
Verb
  • Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Noah blushed then nodded softly.
    Allegra Givens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, Jim advised investors to wait a day or two to let all the sellers be flushed out and give the stock a chance to stabilize.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Because containers require such frequent watering, many nutrients are flushed out from the soil, so fertilize regularly.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The lab glowed like a jewel in the distance, and around him bioluminescent plankton shone like stars.
    Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 6 June 2026
  • May's full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 June 2026
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“Rouged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouged. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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