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Recent Examples of pinkish
Patel’s illustrations in soft browns and pinkish oranges are appealing, as is Avni, a brown girl with dark, curly hair.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Its pinkish-purple flowers are also magnets for bees, and its marbled, green and white leaves are attractive even when the plant isn’t in bloom.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
In the garden, these plants are at their best in full to part shade and their pretty pinkish-purple flowers have a long bloom time that stretches from April to July.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Apr. 2026
The center ruby was a pinkish-red hue and surrounded by large cut diamonds in a similar shape to petals.
—Jessica Gibbs, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Its pinkish-purple flowers are also magnets for bees, and its marbled, green and white leaves are attractive even when the plant isn’t in bloom.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
In the garden, these plants are at their best in full to part shade and their pretty pinkish-purple flowers have a long bloom time that stretches from April to July.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Apr. 2026
The center ruby was a pinkish-red hue and surrounded by large cut diamonds in a similar shape to petals.
—Jessica Gibbs, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinkish
Adjective
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And then all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her little pink hat.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Is the world ready for a brown Bond?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Note the mention of Hemingway here (talk about a white person going up against brown skinned people in his conquests and exploitations).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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“Pinkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinkish. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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