flushness

Definition of flushnessnext

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Noun
  • Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium and maintain bone strength.
    Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There is strength in coming together to pray, Gomez said.
    Anissa Rivera, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That Faulkner even developed into a championship-caliber quarterback at any level was a testament to his toughness, work ethic and will.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Two nights after coach Sheldon Keefe lamented his team's lack of mental toughness, the Devils showed some fight, but the Islanders showed more of it.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • All of this is to say, the right blush can go a long way toward making mature skin appear fresh and charmingly flushed—and certain formulas stand out in a market that’s increasingly, well, flush.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Weigelas produce a flush of showy, tubular blooms in spring that attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Something of the ruggedness of the granite and marble has entered into the veins of the people of Vermont.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The victory at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium in the AFC title game owed mostly to San Diego’s slight edge in ruggedness and an almost masochistic endurance against one of the NFL’s hardnosed franchises.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Suckers can be stimulated to grow for a variety of reasons, such as the vigor of a plant’s root system in situations where the plant is grafted (as many non-native witchhazels and tree cultivars are).
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
  • As in as soon as the game was over, with Adebayo marching a phone down to Ware’s locker space at Capital One Arena, with vigor almost as fierce as the dunk itself.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If Pumas reaped greater stamina from high-altitude training, the San Diegans held an edge in height and their strong desire to apply it.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Physical activity safeguards your heart, helps stave off metabolic disease, and improves your strength and stamina.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • What better way to understand the vitality of New York City than at a Knicks or Liberty game?
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The vivid hues of wildflowers like mariposa lilies, desert five-spot, and lilac sunbonnets transform Death Valley starting in mid-February, although blooms can last well into the summer months in the park’s higher, cooler elevations.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But the large sand dunes here (the highest on the Gulf coast) bloom with blue lupine flowers.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Flushness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flushness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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