as in pale
lacking intensity of color
rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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as in bleached
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Recent Examples of faded
Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026
Leaving the faded flowers on these plants will ensure seeds develop to nurture the next generation of blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The remarks come as Whitmer’s standing within the Democratic Party has faded from the height of her national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was considered a potential vice presidential pick and future presidential contender.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
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Adjective
When deadheading, cut where the blossom's stem joins the rest of the plant—in other words, remove not only the faded flower, but the tiny stem attached to it as well.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026
Leaving the faded flowers on these plants will ensure seeds develop to nurture the next generation of blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Verb
However, that euphoria soon faded.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The remarks come as Whitmer’s standing within the Democratic Party has faded from the height of her national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was considered a potential vice presidential pick and future presidential contender.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faded
Adjective
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One star is a pale orange and the other is a very distinct blue.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Other signs include pale or yellow leaves all over, mushy stems, and visible fungus at the base of the plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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Eight people, some of whom were related, disappeared on Sunday while traveling from Daule to Milagro, about 30 miles south of Babahoyo.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Protagonist Jo’s mother disappeared when Jo was a teen, tainting her daughter with the stain of possible witchcraft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The wheat straw was then cut into smaller pieces and pretreated to remove dust and other fine particles, and then bleached.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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But beyond these gardens the terrain is dry, trees thin; green after summer rains, but parched and bleached for most of the year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Remsing, meanwhile, said that commodity-sensitive currencies like the Norwegian krone, Australian dollar and Brazilian real have also trended strongly as the de-dollarization theme petered out and the euro was weakened by the war.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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That's because some jurisdictions weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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The pandemic and indoor dining bans hit restaurants like Gene & Georgetti especially hard because business lunches and private events pretty much vanished.—
David Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Lynette Hooker vanished in April while on a boating vacation with her husband in Hope Town, Bahamas.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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The addition of vitamin C has noticeably brightened and evened out my skin tone.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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Queen Camilla brightened her wardrobe in a springtime Fiona Clare blue dress for a garden party at Hillsborough Castle on Wednesday in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Erica Donald’s three-word rebuttal on X to speculation about her husband playing football again was also light-hearted.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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OpenAI in a blog post on Tuesday said it was not affiliated with the super PAC, which fights for lighter-touch AI regulation.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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