as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
his face reddened when she flashed him a dazzling smile
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Recent Examples of redden
Longtime Ohio Democratic senator Sherrod Brown, who remained in power despite the state’s reddening hue, came under pressure in his reelection campaign this year to distance himself from transgender ideology.
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The Editors, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
The teacher and education administrator won reelection by 3 percentage points in 2020 and then had one of the fastest growing and rapidly reddening areas of the state added to his district.
—Jeffrey Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
Turning the Dial In the fall of 2021, when the air grew crisp and the leaves reddened in central Ohio, Little John Cupp began feeling short of breath.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Although three of the collar counties are swinging to the left, the fourth, Bucks, is reddening, which remains, in these last weeks of the race, a major cause for concern.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
The teacher and education administrator won reelection by 3 percentage points in 2020 and then had one of the fastest growing and rapidly reddening areas of the state added to his district.
—Jeffrey Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
Turning the Dial In the fall of 2021, when the air grew crisp and the leaves reddened in central Ohio, Little John Cupp began feeling short of breath.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Although three of the collar counties are swinging to the left, the fourth, Bucks, is reddening, which remains, in these last weeks of the race, a major cause for concern.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redden
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Pop princess, Sabrina Carpenter, is renowned for her prominent pink blushed cheeks.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Her frequent, flirty, faux-bickering visits — more than two dozen over the show’s 11 years — were comic gold, with a nearly blushing David Letterman often barely able to contain his glee.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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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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In some shots, embers can still be seen glowing amid the wreckage.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 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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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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“Redden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redden. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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