as in color
a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)
a baby with a healthy blush
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as in to glow
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake
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Recent Examples of blush
Elle Turner, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Over the years, the Clinique Black Honey collection has expanded to include a variety of other makeup products, including lip gloss, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and blush.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit is a classic choice, available in five festive limited-edition designs—like the lotus flower motif here—and six different powder pigments to choose from for highlighting, blushing, and contouring.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This is going to mix the cream blush in with the tinted lip balm and create something really pretty.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Over the years, the Clinique Black Honey collection has expanded to include a variety of other makeup products, including lip gloss, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and blush.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The star's beloved curtain bangs were present and accounted for, of course, as was her often-imitated, Tiktok-viral flushed, blushed baby pink cheek.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit is a classic choice, available in five festive limited-edition designs—like the lotus flower motif here—and six different powder pigments to choose from for highlighting, blushing, and contouring.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blush
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Available in 12 colors, the bag has a sleek, minimalist design that’s fashion-forward and goes with just about any outfit.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
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Pelton and Victor got to work, cooking strips of the smoky meat in various ways to achieve the different colors and consistencies needed.Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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His second story collection, Chemical Valley, won the Alistair MacLeod Short Fiction Prize, received glowing reviews, and was a finalist for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the ReLit Award.Nicola Davison, Hazlitt, 10 Jan. 2025
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In some shots, embers can still be seen glowing amid the wreckage.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Corsair says the monitor can hit 350 nits of brightness.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
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Ambient lighting can help set the mood, create a comfortable brightness level, and provide visibility throughout a large space.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, officers deployed tear gas into his room, flushing him out and arresting him.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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This important liquid contributes to a number of essential functions, such as regulating body temperature, flushing out waste, acting as a shock absorber for the brain and spinal cord, making saliva, and lubricating the joints.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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January 8, 2025 Fashion’s love affair with sports is in full bloom.Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Essay Free the Roses Sarah Nicole Prickett On the bloom of spectacular decline.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson.Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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The same gochugaru, or red-pepper powder, that stains crimson a head of napa cabbage kimchi is also used in other banchan, various dressed salads called muchims and uplifting jorims, or braises.New York Times, New York Times, 13 June 2022
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“Blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blush. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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