as in lipstick
old-fashioned
a red powder or cream that is used to make your cheeks pinker
She was wearing too much rouge.
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Recent Examples of rouge
A.r. Carter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
With a leather jacket, ankle boots, and the perfect rouge lip, the look couldn’t be more Parisian.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
Fiorella Valdesolo,
WSJ,
18 Mar. 2022
Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2.
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Richard Obert,
azcentral,
30 Dec. 2019
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Noun
My dark hair was in wild, voluminous curls and my sultry makeup was finished with an inviting Chanel rouge lip.
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A.r. Carter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
With a leather jacket, ankle boots, and the perfect rouge lip, the look couldn’t be more Parisian.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
In ancient Egypt, both men and women were known to rouge their cheeks with a mixture of brownish-red pigment.
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Fiorella Valdesolo,
WSJ,
18 Mar. 2022
Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2.
—
Richard Obert,
azcentral,
30 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouge
Noun
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Lush lashes and berry-red lipstick made for the ideal bold-yet-minimal makeup look to balance the exaggerated elements of the look.
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Trump’s attempt to rewrite history and put lipstick on a pig will never succeed.
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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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.
Noun
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Here, the vocalist juxtaposed a mature half-sheer white gown with a ballerina bun, blue eyeliner in her bottom lash line, coral and bronze eye shadow on her lids, black mascara and a nude lip.
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Buckle completed her makeup with black mascara and a lemonade-pink lip.
Verb
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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.
Verb
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There should be no pain or skin reddening during a proper session, and therapists avoid working over active swelling, infection or skin that’s undergone cancer treatment.
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Rose, though, reddening in the triangle between his eyes and nose, begins to sob.
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“Rouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouge. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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