pale in/by comparison to/with
idiom
: to seem less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with (something else)
The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with the feast they had later.
Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.
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Some perspective: Even though Bryce Young improved significantly in the second half of the season as Carolina’s quarterback, his numbers and wins pale in comparison to what Darnold and Mayfield have done in 2024.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
The United States does face its own daunting array of problems abroad and at home, but these pale in comparison to those China faces.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
And yet, all of those themes seem to pale in comparison to the relationship between parent and child, an enduring circle of life that never grows old.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
But, for the most part, all of these experiences pale in comparison to the other games that are being aped, the ones that are the apex of their genre.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
The United States does face its own daunting array of problems abroad and at home, but these pale in comparison to those China faces.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
And yet, all of those themes seem to pale in comparison to the relationship between parent and child, an enduring circle of life that never grows old.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
But, for the most part, all of these experiences pale in comparison to the other games that are being aped, the ones that are the apex of their genre.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pale in/by comparison to/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20in%2Fby%20comparison%20to%2Fwith. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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