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as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
the merry, red, smiling face of Santa Claus
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the streams of red lava were especially spectacular at night
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the reds demanded a violent overthrow of the government
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as in communist
capitalized
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
the story of John Reed, the only American Red buried within the Kremlin
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Recent Examples of red
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 July 2026
But that was the outcome reached by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, which, in 64 years, has reversed a red-card penalty only once during a World Cup tournament.
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Ana Ceballos
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Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Ways to cool down Once a code red is declared, the city will open cooling centers for neighbors who need a cool place to be during the peak heat hours in the middle of the day.
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Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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Adjective
Her black ankle boots appeared to be Christian Louboutin’s Loo Booty, based on the visible red soles and 130 mm platform shape.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 July 2026
But that was the outcome reached by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, which, in 64 years, has reversed a red-card penalty only once during a World Cup tournament.
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Ana Ceballos
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Noun
Color also stood out, with vibrant reds, dusty pastels and pops of cobalt blue adding visual interest to otherwise monochromatic looks.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Ways to cool down Once a code red is declared, the city will open cooling centers for neighbors who need a cool place to be during the peak heat hours in the middle of the day.
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Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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The trailer opens with a montage of a glowing Lily (Lively) walking through Boston.
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Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace.
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
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Gillespie also has a reputation for melding music to movies, as seen in Cruella, his 2021 movie that cast Disney villainess Cruella de Vil as a punk rock rebel in London’s fashion scene.
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The winner is the daughter of the late Alberto Fujimori, the former president whose government in the 1990s defeated the Shining Path extremist rebel group but also took an authoritarian turn.
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These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists.
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He’s gone as far as to call them communists.
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Rigid beauty standards defined Victoria’s Secret in the peak of its mid-aughts glory, with girls watching rows of extra-small, tanned models at the annual fashion show.
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The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.
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On Wednesday, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlined a slew of challenges facing the city this weekend, including huge Independence Day celebrations, a World Cup match and a searing heat wave.
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What began as searing pain in one of his arms was now a relentless ache in his chest.
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Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country with an iron fist from 1990 to 2000 and was credited with defeating Maoist insurgents and taming runaway hyperinflation.
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Syria has been without a parliament since the December 2024 offensive by insurgents led by al-Sharaa’s now defunct Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, which ended the Assad family’s five-decade dynasty.
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But the mass rebellion Brown predicted never materialized, leaving him and his comrades trapped inside the arsenal.
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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“Red.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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