as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
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Recent Examples of crimson
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson.
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Aaron Hutcherson,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2024
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Bibliophiles need not to look further than the crimson wall of novels as the brainiest backdrop for wedding photos.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
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Verb
Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.
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Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Greta Lee is gorgeous in a crimson dress adorned with white stars at the Toy Story 5 UK launch event on May 28 in London.
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People Staff,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Bibliophiles need not to look further than the crimson wall of novels as the brainiest backdrop for wedding photos.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimson
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The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.
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Ahead, find more nail artists’ takes on chrome aura nail ideas, from blushing nude tips to sunset hues, to screenshot for your next salon appointment.
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The dish earns its name from the reddish-brown sauce (reminiscent of barbecue sauce) made with a generous amount of butter, Cajun seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce.
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Peach trees only produce fruit on one-year-old wood, which will look thin and reddish brown.
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The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
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Nobody writes a glowing reference for the person who stole their idea.
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This Lulus dress looks almost identical to the style spotted on Middleton from the flutter sleeves to the statement-making white and red floral pattern.
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Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.
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Being patient gives the enzymes time to break the bond between the stain and the fibers, so the stain can be flushed away during the laundry cycle.
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If the signal is red, the swimming spots are out of bounds for a day or two while the river flushes itself out.
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Next to the ruby-red Majorelle bar, L’Asiatique restaurant, with its Ming Dynasty–style chairs and black lacquer tables, is a vision of Deco decadence.
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The Institute of Agriculture notes that there are a few hummingbirds that surface between November and late March in Tennessee and other Southern states, but these birds are not typically ruby-throat hummingbirds.
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Nancy Reagan stood by in her bloodred dresses, red as an AIDS ribbon, red as gore.
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The viral TikTok dance sensation inspired by Wednesday star Jenny Ortega’s quirky moves that is set to the sanguineous 2011 Lady Gaga song has blown up so big that even Mother Monster couldn’t resist throwing her black veil into the ring.
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“Crimson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimson. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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