pallidness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pallidness
Noun
  • People are eager to escape discrimination and reap the benefits of whiteness.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But Oberon was no self-hating, assimilationist stooge of whiteness; instead, the social and political conditions of her era forced her to pass.
    Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Outright racist commenters were also upset that Zegler, who has Colombian heritage, would be playing a character traditionally known for the pallor of her skin.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Over the water the sky is glazed now with an Arctic pallor.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tedium of dealing with, say, health insurance or car registration can be maddening.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
    Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Pallidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pallidness. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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