fade-out
noun
: an act or instance of fading out
especially
: a gradual decrease in loudness, strength, or visibility (as at the end of an audio or video track)
Examples of fade-out in a Sentence
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It’s been a gradual fade-out dotted with fewer and fewer flashes of potential.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Think of the times you’ve been subjected to a slow fade-out.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
Laser sunbursts and clouded fade-outs replace traditional abrasion, showcasing Rimaks’s laundry artistry in a low-impact way.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
But Earth doesn't experience this decline as a calm fade-out.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Such a consequential app deserved a major fade-out.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
Is this just stage one of the slow, graceful fade-out both players desire — a farewell tour that lasts multiple years like Elton John?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And any fade-out of Boomers could shift American politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Short, choppy conversations typically result in both quicker fade-outs and volume adjustments, while audio levels revert more gradually with longer conversations or patches of speech.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Think of the times you’ve been subjected to a slow fade-out.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
Laser sunbursts and clouded fade-outs replace traditional abrasion, showcasing Rimaks’s laundry artistry in a low-impact way.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
But Earth doesn't experience this decline as a calm fade-out.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Such a consequential app deserved a major fade-out.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
Is this just stage one of the slow, graceful fade-out both players desire — a farewell tour that lasts multiple years like Elton John?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And any fade-out of Boomers could shift American politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Short, choppy conversations typically result in both quicker fade-outs and volume adjustments, while audio levels revert more gradually with longer conversations or patches of speech.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Fade-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fade-out. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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