faded (away)

Definition of faded (away)next
past tense of fade (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faded (away)
Verb
  • Her mother, Marlene LaMar, who had helped organize hundreds of volunteers for years to search through fields and gullies after Sierra vanished in 2012, said Saturday she was too devastated to speak about the ruling.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Their dream of Italian citizenship suddenly vanished.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The stock market tumbled — three separate days — because of investors’ both bearish and bullish fears about AI, including Nvidia’s somewhat tepid outlook and a viral blog post that imagined a hypothetical scenario in which white-collar work evaporated.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Trabuco Hills’ 5-0 lead to start the game evaporated quickly.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Faded (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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