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Recent Examples of reddish
The whisky is a deep amber color with a reddish hue.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Two men hustled to put out the fire coming from a pot on the stove, surrounded by smoke that had a reddish tint.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The reddish hue during a total lunar eclipse happens because sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere, which scatters blue light and allows red wavelengths to reach the moon, an effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
According to L’Oreal Paris, the best hair colors for warm skin tones feature golden or reddish undertones, highlighting a brighter, luminous complexion.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Two men hustled to put out the fire coming from a pot on the stove, surrounded by smoke that had a reddish tint.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The reddish hue during a total lunar eclipse happens because sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere, which scatters blue light and allows red wavelengths to reach the moon, an effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
According to L’Oreal Paris, the best hair colors for warm skin tones feature golden or reddish undertones, highlighting a brighter, luminous complexion.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
Adjective
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From crimson long-stem roses to springlike pastel blooms, there are options available online that will impress all types of sweethearts.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Predictably, the fruit began to bleed red juice into the snow, creating crimson red rings around the snowman's eyes, giving him a sorrowful look.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.—
David M. Drucker,
Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2021
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In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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This flare was both preceded and followed by incredible bloodred auroral displays that engulfed the planet from the poles to the tropics.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2012
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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddish. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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