faded (away)

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

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Verb
  • The governor’s visitor log, a public record for decades, has vanished as well, the better to conceal who’s lobbying him.
    Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • But for many Cubans any benefits afforded to them by the island’s socialist system vanished long ago.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The excitement of Ramadan and Eid have all but evaporated for Ali.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And many hoped that the observation of faster-than-light neutrinos would portend a revolution in physics, but those hopes evaporated with the discovery of a loose cable at the OPERA experiment.
    Big Think, Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Faded (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded%20%28away%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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