The word vermilion has appeared 24 times on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on June 26 in The New York Times Magazine article “This Is the Drink of the Summer Every Summer” by Eric Kim:

If it’s summer where you are, then the longest but most delicious way to pink lemonade is a juicy, ruby-rose syrup from your favorite seasonal fruits and berries: rhubarb for baby pink; raspberries for royal pink; strawberries for sunset pink; and cherries for vermilion pink.

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