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Recent Examples of reddish
This total lunar eclipse comes in five stages occurring between 03:57 and 10:00 Universal Time — so for just over six hours — with the most interesting stage, totality (when the moon is completely reddish) happening at 02:26 UTC for 65 minutes.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Nicknamed the Worm Moon, the lunation is also known as a Blood Moon because of its reddish hue that glows as a result of its alignment between the Earth and the sun.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Two of nature’s most dazzling phenomena overlapped during a narrow window on March 13, 2025, when totality — the period when the lunar surface turns a reddish color — lasted just 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The most ideal opportunity to see the reddish moon is during the minutes leading up to 3 a.m. EDT, as the moon should be situated in the center of Earth's shadow around then.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Nicknamed the Worm Moon, the lunation is also known as a Blood Moon because of its reddish hue that glows as a result of its alignment between the Earth and the sun.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Two of nature’s most dazzling phenomena overlapped during a narrow window on March 13, 2025, when totality — the period when the lunar surface turns a reddish color — lasted just 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The most ideal opportunity to see the reddish moon is during the minutes leading up to 3 a.m. EDT, as the moon should be situated in the center of Earth's shadow around then.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reddish
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For a simple garden, a trellis of crimson seedless table grapes perfectly complements a display of ancient fruits.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Plenty of other brands, including Oris, Tudor, Rolex, and Hermès, chose red dials and/or straps for select models, infusing the market with quite the crimson tide, more impressive than anything in recent memory.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.—
David M. Drucker,
Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2021
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In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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This flare was both preceded and followed by incredible bloodred auroral displays that engulfed the planet from the poles to the tropics.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2012
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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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