pale into insignificance
idiom
chiefly British
: to appear less large or important when compared with something else
Your financial debt pales into insignificance when you compare it with mine.
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Both books and comics have played a major role in bringing science fiction to popular acclaim, but these industries pale into insignificance when compared with the most immersive, pervasive, and persuasive format of all: cinema.
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Nick Foster
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The Trickbot Leaks make the Conti disclosures all but pale into insignificance, being not only four times the size but containing much more helpful information from the threat intelligence perspective.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 July 2022
These deliver 0-62mph sprint speeds of 6.2 and 4.3 seconds respectively, which seem incredible by fossil fuel car standards, but pale into insignificance when the Tesla Model S Long Range can hit 60mph in just 3.1 seconds, the Plaid in 1.99 seconds, and the Plaid+ faster still.
—James Morris, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
But these problems pale into insignificance compared with the ones that will confront the Johnson government if, as expected, Joe Biden wins the presidential election on November 3rd.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2020
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Nick Foster
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The Trickbot Leaks make the Conti disclosures all but pale into insignificance, being not only four times the size but containing much more helpful information from the threat intelligence perspective.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 July 2022
These deliver 0-62mph sprint speeds of 6.2 and 4.3 seconds respectively, which seem incredible by fossil fuel car standards, but pale into insignificance when the Tesla Model S Long Range can hit 60mph in just 3.1 seconds, the Plaid in 1.99 seconds, and the Plaid+ faster still.
—James Morris, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
But these problems pale into insignificance compared with the ones that will confront the Johnson government if, as expected, Joe Biden wins the presidential election on November 3rd.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2020
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“Pale into insignificance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20into%20insignificance. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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