1
: having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans
a faded photograph from 1931
2
: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory
I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.—
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rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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For the second time in a week, the Dodgers made a minor-league acquisition of a faded pitching prospect with impressive velocity but poor control.
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Meanwhile, Jenner is pictured wearing a pair of faded yellow jeans and a white tank top, paired with a belly chain.
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If your current set is thin, faded or fraying, spring cleaning is the perfect excuse to replace them.
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Deadheading faded blooms encourages new flowerheads.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Jenner is pictured wearing a pair of faded yellow jeans and a white tank top, paired with a belly chain.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
If your current set is thin, faded or fraying, spring cleaning is the perfect excuse to replace them.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Deadheading faded blooms encourages new flowerheads.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for faded
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faded. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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