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Recent Examples of pallid Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death. Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025 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 The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for pallid
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pale
Adjective
  • In one scene captured on video, several bloodied children, including a girl in a pale pink princess dress, along with her twin brother, were piled onto a donkey cart to be taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital.
    Aurora Almendral, NBC news, 10 July 2025
  • Three massive, tree-like sculptures made of pale wood rise to the ceiling, dividing the room from the inviting bar.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

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“Pallid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pallid. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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