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crimson

[krim-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈkrɪm zən, -sən /


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"They even have make-up artists to help you," she said as she mounted a crimson superbike, wrapped her arms around her driver and sped off with a videographer in pursuit.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Brilliant blue and white stars sparkle against glowing crimson clouds of hydrogen gas, creating a breathtaking scene that resembles fireworks shining through drifting smoke.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

So back to this Thursday, and I am surrounded by other happy honorees in a bubbling brew of crimson robes and black caps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Hints of pink eye shadow, dark eyeliner, red pigmented eyebrows and crimson lipstick complete the transformation — the next “national treasure” has taken the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

“Poppy petals,” Clare said, having named them for their wavy crimson tops.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Sunsets will seem to happen in slow motion, the full pallet of pinks and crimsons and rouge-reds lingering for an hour.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2014

Decked in calm crimsons, blues and yellows, like their 13th Century counterparts, Mr. Saint's saints & sinners glowed from the glass with equal clarity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ballet chorus, dressed in autumn colors as peasants, in regal purples and crimsons as court maidens, in severe white as swans, made a gorgeous frame for the principal action.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courtiers stride by in the muted gold and crimsons of Piero della Francesca; cobblestones and horsemen diminish into the serene infinities of Uccello.

From Time Magazine Archive

The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In perfect aesthetic juxtaposition, Gorey's costumes are funereal black, with ruby splashes in a proffered drink or a crimsoned pendant to accent the theme of Dracula's blood lust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Junior smirked, crimsoned under his tan, and refused to say.*

From Time Magazine Archive

New Lady Burdon, ill at ease in this house, crimsoned to think it had been read.

From The Happy Warrior by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson

Low in the west, the sun crimsoned the distant sky line and tinged with rose the gray of wan, far-flung billows.

From The Lash by Olin L. Lyman

Juliet, now, was crimsoned with shame and embarrassment.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney

“Truly a beautiful sight,” the periodical opined, “in direct contrast with the expanse of white, whether appearing in thinly scattered patches, or crimsoning the hills and plains for miles around.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

The frames sagged with exhaustion at the task of holding up the weight of crimsoning globes that hung on the vines.

From The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey

A log burnt low in the fire-place, crimsoning the silver light.

From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray

She lifted her head quickly, leaned back with hands caught tight in front of her, looked up into his face—her own crimsoning and paling as she took in the full meaning of it all.

From Erskine Dale?Pioneer by John Fox

The silhouette of horse and rider stood out stark, almost colossal, against the crimsoning skyline.

From In Jeopardy by Van Tassel Sutphen




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