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adjective

Definition of palednext
as in pale
lacking a healthy skin color the shock of the news left him paled and shaking

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paled

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verb

past tense of pale
as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt

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  1. pale
  2. pallid
  3. brightened
Adjective
  • 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.
    Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
  • To see the sun so diminished, so pale and sickly in the midwinter sky, was unnerving.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of pallid
Verb
  • Hollis brightened the beige-on-beige hallway entrance to her apartment by hanging a wreath of flowers on her brown door.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightened
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