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as in faded
lacking intensity of color
we chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
after a week with the flu, she was deathly pale and noticeably thinner
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a pale outline off in the distance proved to be someone out for a walk
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as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt
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Recent Examples of pale
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Gachot fills them with springtime blooms like garden tulips, cherry blossoms, poppies, daffodils, and pale pink ranunculus.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The measured contrast also pales in comparison with the contrast ratio ratings of OLED monitors and even with those of other IPS displays like the U3225QE, which is rated for 3,000:1.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
That paltry price tag pales in comparison to the original price.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The 10-piece collection includes two denim skirt and vest sets, a pale yellow eyelet button-down shirt, a pair of light wash cutoff denim shorts, two denim jackets, a denim trouser and blazer set and two graphic tees.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Gachot fills them with springtime blooms like garden tulips, cherry blossoms, poppies, daffodils, and pale pink ranunculus.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
This funding pales in comparison with Medicaid and Social Security and countless other federal expenditures.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The measured contrast also pales in comparison with the contrast ratio ratings of OLED monitors and even with those of other IPS displays like the U3225QE, which is rated for 3,000:1.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
The apparent price tag pales in comparison to the often billions of dollars being spent by U.S. companies to develop and maintain AI models.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
That paltry price tag pales in comparison to the original price.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pale
Adjective
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Offering a 23% concentration of pure vitamin C, this formula delivers some serious brightening benefits, resulting in a more even-looking complexion and faded hyperpigmentation.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Everything below that will be flooded, according to IPCC predictions, so his maps show those areas as underwater, with what’s land today shown as a faded layer.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.—
Suleika Jaouad,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jared Weiss of The Athletic shared via X. Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quite vague when discussing the possibility of Garland suiting up for Game 4.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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For now, the language in the president’s executive order was fairly vague.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The mohawk itself appeared to be bleached dirty blonde.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Anarchic social orders erect no monuments, and leave no ruins to be bleached over the centuries in the desert sand.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The light and airy scent is actually a top fragrance trend our editors are noticing ahead of summer 2025.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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The deep hot pink petals (that attract bees and people) fade to a lighter pink, almost white color at the edges.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, hung on the walls are vintage Italian posters and the floor is composed of alternating rust, black, and white tiles; walls are painted with a faint green Venetian plaster.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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The piece resembling an Aeolian harp is a tall rectangle, and its strings should make faint sounds as the wind blows through them.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Hope for a similar easy resolution for the Wentz family quickly faded.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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The issue of student rights has faded from headlines, though obstacles linger.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Finally, something to make your walls really pop (!) from Matilda Goad.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Because when their backs are against the wall, the real Knicks show up.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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“Pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pale. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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