pale in/by comparison to/with
Definition of pale in/by comparison to/with
: to seem less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with (something else) The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with the feast they had later. Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.
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: palisade, paling
: one of the stakes of a palisade
: picket
: to enclose with pales : fence
: deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid
: not bright or brilliant : dim
: feeble, faint
: to become pale
: to make pale
: the act or process of comparing: such as
: the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another
: an examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities
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