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sees red

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present tense third-person singular of see red

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to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger The rival team saw red when they realized they had been pranked.

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Recent Examples of sees red Rodriguez sees red eyeliner as a way of taking the impact of a classic red lip and moving it somewhere much less expected. — Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

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