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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The readerships of Evie and The Conservateur still pale in comparison to women’s magazines like Bustle, Glamour or Vogue.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Still, these marathon speeches pale in comparison to some delivered in the Senate.
—Kate Plummer
jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Either way, what Reis and Echeverri will gain will surely pale in comparison to how Lewis and McAtee feel at being left out altogether.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Ultimately, Nelson agreed, all of these risks pale in comparison with the threat posed by the MOP bomb itself, whose payload is upward of 5,500 pounds and weighs a total of 30,000 pounds.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 June 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Still, these marathon speeches pale in comparison to some delivered in the Senate.
—Kate Plummer
jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Either way, what Reis and Echeverri will gain will surely pale in comparison to how Lewis and McAtee feel at being left out altogether.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Ultimately, Nelson agreed, all of these risks pale in comparison with the threat posed by the MOP bomb itself, whose payload is upward of 5,500 pounds and weighs a total of 30,000 pounds.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 June 2025
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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 16 Jul. 2025.
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