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as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
the merry, red, smiling face of Santa Claus
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the streams of red lava were especially spectacular at night
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the reds demanded a violent overthrow of the government
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as in communist
capitalized
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
the story of John Reed, the only American Red buried within the Kremlin
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Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
Keep reading for 9 trends seen on the runways and red carpets that everyone will be adopting soon.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Tree-dwelling bats, which in Wisconsin include the silver-haired, eastern red, hoary and evening bats, migrate south for the winter, usually leaving in September and October.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Your Place or Mine, Knock at the Cabin, 80 for Brady and the kickoff of Grammy weekend events.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
Keep reading for 9 trends seen on the runways and red carpets that everyone will be adopting soon.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
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Stop by the tasting room to try their whites, reds, and blends (there are usually around 15-18 available).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Tree-dwelling bats, which in Wisconsin include the silver-haired, eastern red, hoary and evening bats, migrate south for the winter, usually leaving in September and October.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Also for gamers, my glowing review of the new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6.Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Revitalize Your Skin With AXIS-Y Dark Spot Correcting Glow Serum Unveil a glowing complexion with the AXIS Y dark spot correcting glow serum.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
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In 2015 and 2016, battles between rebels and Assad’s forces in the Syrian city of Homs led to the destruction of captagon facilities there; some production briefly returned to Lebanon.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The conflict set the stage for a substantial boost in Russia's relationship with Iran, which also backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against rebels and jihadis, including the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
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Doyle McManus: Trump calls Harris a Marxist, a communist, even a fascist.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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This searing manual deconstructs the subgenre and the process that goes into contributing to it, bringing the study thereof into a whole new era of experimentation and boundary dissolution.Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tarantula hawk wasp The tarantula hawk wasp's sting is often described as a searing electric shock that can incapacitate its victim temporarily.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Operating in loose cooperation with Lebanese insurgents, these militias wreaked havoc on Israeli forces and their collaborators.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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His ascension was part of a wave of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates who sought to push the Republican Party further to the right.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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One of his former comrades happened to be at the base and was able to catch up with Michael.Tom Roland, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Will and his comrades opened the Black Spot, a nightclub and watering hole that catered to Black patrons.Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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These ruddy spots, some of which are likely cryovolcanoes that erupt frosty sludge, suggest Europa’s ice shell is churning as cold material sinks and warmer pockets rise to the surface.Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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One pot of beans — made into a soup of ruddy pinquitos — is already a bounty that affords meals for days, with broth that only gets tastier over time.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Red.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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