as in blushed
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 reddened
Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
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Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
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Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The whales started roiling and a sudden gush of blood reddened the water.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
One officer’s face appeared to be reddened and he could be seen rubbing his eye.
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Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
During this event, the entire moon passes through the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing the moon to appear darkened or reddened.
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Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
My cheeks reddened like spring blossoms in the air.
—
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The whales started roiling and a sudden gush of blood reddened the water.
—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
One officer’s face appeared to be reddened and he could be seen rubbing his eye.
—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
During this event, the entire moon passes through the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), causing the moon to appear darkened or reddened.
—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddened
Verb
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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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The oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.
Verb
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Ossoff reiterated his focus on the battleground race, and said issues like who could lead the Senate under a Democratic majority could be flushed out later.
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
Verb
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Instead of captivating burst of fireworks on display, the bridge glowed with hues of greens, yellows, reds and more.
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Gomez wore her brunette hair in a chic updo and glowed with rosy blush and a smokey eye.
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“Reddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddened. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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