fading 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of fadingnext
as in sinking

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fading

2 of 3

noun

1
as in weakening

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2
as in passing

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fading

3 of 3

verb

present participle of fade
1
as in vanishing
to cease to be visible the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon

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2
as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red

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3
as in sagging
to lose bodily strength or vigor began to fade after battling the disease for years

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fading
  1. passing
  2. bleaching
  3. weakening
  4. deterioration
  5. disappearing
  6. brightening
  7. moribund
  8. evaporation
Noun
  • Well, this is a terrorist organization and group, but this is not going to be just a passing of power and authority.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Junior quarterback Noah Grubbs threw for 209 yards on 14-of-24 passing, and Lake Mary scored all three of its touchdowns on the ground.
    Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of passing
Verb
  • Similarly, bleaching with chemicals like permanganate or hypochlorite, which consumes substantial water, can be replaced by ozone bleaching using air, significantly reducing water usage and simplifying the drying process.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To keep their golden color, sultanas are treated with sulfur dioxide, a bleaching preservative that prevents them from oxidizing (turning brown) and retains their quality and uniform color.
    Lauren O'Connor, MS, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of bleaching
Verb
  • Additionally, stronger enforcement of existing sanctions and the introduction of tariffs on Russian goods, in addition to the goods of its backers — weakening Putin’s grip on power and the Russian economy.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One concern Giordano brings up is rapamycin further weakening a person’s immune system.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
Noun
  • Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Tedeschi credits Park Road with heroic work on the Maysles footage, which was delivered to them in various stages of deterioration.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of deterioration
Verb
  • From repurposing parking lots to the specter of tariffs, disappearing pharmacies, and helping to ease the nation’s housing shortage, there are no lack of challenges and opportunities to be mulled over at this week’s ICSC New York convention.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some applications, like Signal, have the option of disappearing messages.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappearing
Verb
  • Summary Many social media influencers tout rice water as an anti-aging and skin-brightening miracle.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • That includes controversial technologies used to reflect sunlight back into space, primarily by sending reflective particles into the atmosphere or by brightening clouds.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightening
Adjective
  • World events had collided with a moribund Congress, forcing the Administration to take a series of unilateral actions.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The peace process, moribund under Biden, can be resuscitated and the Abraham Accords expanded to include Saudi Arabia and other Sunni states.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of moribund
Noun
  • But Grow Cei said this time of year there is less evaporation.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There's more evaporation resulting in storms simply having more to work with.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of evaporation
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