faded (away)

Definition of faded (away)next
past tense of fade (away)
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Verb
  • In the days immediately before two University of South Florida doctoral students mysteriously vanished, Hisham Abugharbieh asked ChatGPT a series of queries.
    Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But much of that legacy vanished last year when Blue Hills locked its doors.
    Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Suddenly, the bad energy from losing nine of 10 games entering that stretch had evaporated.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In that moment, all the troubles that Springsteen and the audience had commiserated over during the first third of the concert evaporated into a place of uninhibited, joyous nostalgia.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Faded (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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