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as in faded
lacking intensity of color
we chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
after a week with the flu, she was deathly pale and noticeably thinner
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a pale outline off in the distance proved to be someone out for a walk
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as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt
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Recent Examples of pale
Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Majors says congregants flooded to services dressed in their finest and crowded into the pale wood pews.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Those instances pale in comparison to what their characters endure in You’re Cordially Invited.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
But nobody could have imagined that the little girl featured in it would go on to experience trials and tragedies that make George Bailey’s pale in comparison.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
On the event’s red carpet, Carpenter wore a pale blue backless JW Anderson dress.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Majors says congregants flooded to services dressed in their finest and crowded into the pale wood pews.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
More than three decades later, the devastation caused by the Oakland Hills firestorm pales compared to that brought about by the Los Angeles fires in January, with at least 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures estimated to have been destroyed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Those instances pale in comparison to what their characters endure in You’re Cordially Invited.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit pales in comparison to Park’s original short films, mostly because an extended Wallace and Gromit exploit lends itself to some slack pacing and dull moments.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
But nobody could have imagined that the little girl featured in it would go on to experience trials and tragedies that make George Bailey’s pale in comparison.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pale
Adjective
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Gray and faded whiskers may be changed to their natural color and even brown or black by using Buckingham dye – try it.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Groom indoor foliage to remove old leaves, faded flowers and declining portions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Asking about frustrations in a broad, theoretical sense is too vague to elicit actionable insights.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government amounts to a violation of free speech, the organizations say, and the directive is so vague that schools don’t know what practices cross the line.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hot tools and bleaching weaken hair’s natural bonds, leading to brittleness, breakage, and, yes, dryness.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2025
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Graphic Packaging completed the sale of its Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper Corporation for $711 million.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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Casa Santa Marta was a visually darker world with linear patterns and darker lighting, while, in contrast, the Sistine Chapel was lighter and had a sense of freedom.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the daylight between the young guys and old guys got lighter as the evening went on.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her words hung in the air, jarring against the faint mariachi music coming through the patio speakers.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who’s watched baseball on television in recent years will be familiar with the faint, rectangular box that appears in front of the batter.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The resin material looks like solid wood but won’t fade in the sun or require repainting.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Black Canyon is named because of how dark its walls typically appear, according to the Colorado Tourism Office.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
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This simple yet elegant rectangular bench can fit comfortably at the foot of beds or flush against walls for extra space to keep blankets, linens, and clothes.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pale. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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