: having cheeks of a specified nature
used in combination
rosy-cheeked

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The project isn’t far from Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, a major tourist destination for the community and home for critters like the golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 The park has a variety of attractions, including more than 16 miles of trails ranging in difficulty, 90-acre Tucket Lake that can be fished, swim and kayak, and acts as a seasonal home to many migratory birds, like the endangered golden-cheeked warbler. Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 Red-cheeked and reticent, the duo shook their heads and took their sheepish leave. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 My first few days were a sweaty, red-cheeked, nervous-stomached nightmare, until one class reconnected me with the clay tablets that had inspired me in the first place—tablets that happened to showcase some of the first words ever written down. Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheeked

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cheeked was in 1552

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“Cheeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheeked. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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