as in color
a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)
a baby with a healthy blush
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as in to glow
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake
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Recent Examples of blush
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Her makeup included lip gloss and a pop of pink blush.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
For glam, Gomez opted for a sleek down hairstyle, with strands tucked behind her ears to show off her drop earrings, plus a smokey eye, blushed cheeks and a peachy nude lip.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
And a lot of it. Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Her makeup included lip gloss and a pop of pink blush.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi's dreamy destination wedding warranted not one but four stunning gowns for the blushing bride.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
For glam, Gomez opted for a sleek down hairstyle, with strands tucked behind her ears to show off her drop earrings, plus a smokey eye, blushed cheeks and a peachy nude lip.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Democrats have won the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections based on their support from the growing population of people of color.Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump Declines to Rule Out Reviving Family Separations During CNN Town Hall At the same time, the state had long been a destination for immigrants of color—Mexican, Filipino, and Japanese, among others—all vital to the agricultural industry that has always drawn foreign workers.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Users can see a developing fire on the map, represented by a glowing yellow dot well before its perimeter is reported to the NIFC.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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One key incumbent appeared to be heading off a possible upset: That was Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who seemed likely to continue his astounding run as the only Republican to hold countywide office, even as Oakland County seemingly glows a brighter blue with each election.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Penn State professor Joel Leja explains that machine learning is completely changing how astronomers process data, enabling rapid analysis of changes in star brightness and revealing orbiting planets.Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Echoes the orange segments in the salad and lends a brightness to the dressing.Julia Levy, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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This technique flushes any salts that may have accumulated in the potting mixture from past fertilizing and saturates the roots.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 flushed out some of the remaining weakest chains like Sears, JCPenney, Pier 1 and others that filed for bankruptcy and closed stores.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Very colorful objects look vivid and bright without appearing oversaturated or cartoonish, and shots with those objects against completely black backgrounds also show minimal light bloom.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Many types of true lilies are classified based on specific traits, such as bloom shape and growth.Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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The same gochugaru, or red-pepper powder, that stains crimson a head of napa cabbage kimchi is also used in other banchan, various dressed salads called muchims and uplifting jorims, or braises.New York Times, New York Times, 13 June 2022
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“Blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blush. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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