as in sinking
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as in weakening
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as in passing
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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as in bleaching
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 sagging
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Recent Examples of fading
Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
In Aniara, the entire natural world is simply absent, a fading, unsustainable memory of something once alive.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Livaura Retinol Anti-Aging Hand Cream Retinol is a vitamin A derivative that boosts cell turnover and collagen production, while fading wrinkles, fine lines, and reducing visible signs of aging like dullness, dark spots, and texture.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Thus, the wrecking ball came for the Purple Passion Pit and the rest of the complex, a monument to a fading but wonderfully hospitable era of Chicago entertainment and local entrepreneurship.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Later classified AT2025ulz, the object displayed similar, fading red wavelengths as GW170817.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel What Happens At Night, which follows a married couple that travels to Europe to adopt a baby, staying in a cavernous, fading European hotel filled with eccentric characters.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026
Helps to create a barrier against UV radiation to prevent fading, splitting, and splintering due to the wood drying out prematurely.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
Pistola Kinsley Flare Jeans Clooney opted for a pair of medium-wash jeans with subtle fading (another Y2K reference, IMO).
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Translucent plastics used in a humid, high‑UV tropical setting tend to degrade faster, causing fading, loss of transparency, and expansion with heat in ways that could undermine both light quality and visual appeal.
—Bridget Borgobello
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
To help protect your investment, each piece comes with Sunbrella cushion covers that resist fading, mold, and stains thanks to their heavy-duty durability.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
While the basket’s outer material looks like wicker, it’s actually made of polypropylene resin, known for its durability, low maintenance, and UV- and water-resistant properties that prevent rusting, peeling, and fading.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
The scalloped edge is punctuated by double tassels carefully placed along the edge of the all-weather Sunbrella fabric that promises to repel mildew or prevent fading.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
Machine-washable without color fading, shrinkage or pilling.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Market expectations have shifted throughout the war, with broad rate cut expectations fading and being replaced by higher-for-longer interest-rate environments across economies.
—Terri Cullen,chloe Taylor,garrett Downs,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 June 2026
For golden yellow color in late summer, plant black-eyed Susans, which bloom just as other flowers are fading.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Hackman plays a chess-loving private investigator tasked with finding the 16-year-old daughter (Melanie Griffith, in her film debut) of a fading actress.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Ringling Mansion, which belonged to the patriarch and his wife, Lou, was purchased in part by former circus trainmaster Joe Colossa in an effort to save the property and keep its legacy from fading from history.
—Midwest Living, 11 June 2026
One hundred years ago, when enthusiasm for the country’s 150th anniversary was fading, a prizefight was held to help revive the celebration.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
Investor interest and rising property values for logistics and industrial buildings have materialized at a time when waves of fading property values, delinquent loans and foreclosures have swamped the Bay Area’s office, hotel and apartment markets.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The era of checklist sightseeing is fading.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Adjective
The classic budget-friendly design features a high-rise waistband that stays put, stretchy fabric that’s moisture-wicking and non-fading, and versatile colors like classic black and army green.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
In Aniara, the entire natural world is simply absent, a fading, unsustainable memory of something once alive.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Livaura Retinol Anti-Aging Hand Cream Retinol is a vitamin A derivative that boosts cell turnover and collagen production, while fading wrinkles, fine lines, and reducing visible signs of aging like dullness, dark spots, and texture.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Thus, the wrecking ball came for the Purple Passion Pit and the rest of the complex, a monument to a fading but wonderfully hospitable era of Chicago entertainment and local entrepreneurship.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Later classified AT2025ulz, the object displayed similar, fading red wavelengths as GW170817.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel What Happens At Night, which follows a married couple that travels to Europe to adopt a baby, staying in a cavernous, fading European hotel filled with eccentric characters.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
The formula is also transfer- and waterproof, resisting creasing, fading, sweat, and humidity without settling into fine lines or accentuating texture.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026
Helps to create a barrier against UV radiation to prevent fading, splitting, and splintering due to the wood drying out prematurely.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
Pistola Kinsley Flare Jeans Clooney opted for a pair of medium-wash jeans with subtle fading (another Y2K reference, IMO).
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Translucent plastics used in a humid, high‑UV tropical setting tend to degrade faster, causing fading, loss of transparency, and expansion with heat in ways that could undermine both light quality and visual appeal.
—Bridget Borgobello
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
To help protect your investment, each piece comes with Sunbrella cushion covers that resist fading, mold, and stains thanks to their heavy-duty durability.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
While the basket’s outer material looks like wicker, it’s actually made of polypropylene resin, known for its durability, low maintenance, and UV- and water-resistant properties that prevent rusting, peeling, and fading.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
The scalloped edge is punctuated by double tassels carefully placed along the edge of the all-weather Sunbrella fabric that promises to repel mildew or prevent fading.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
Machine-washable without color fading, shrinkage or pilling.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Verb
Most El Niño events typically begin forming between March and June, strengthen through summer into fall, and peak between November and January before fading in late winter into spring.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Market expectations have shifted throughout the war, with broad rate cut expectations fading and being replaced by higher-for-longer interest-rate environments across economies.
—Terri Cullen,chloe Taylor,garrett Downs,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 June 2026
For golden yellow color in late summer, plant black-eyed Susans, which bloom just as other flowers are fading.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Hackman plays a chess-loving private investigator tasked with finding the 16-year-old daughter (Melanie Griffith, in her film debut) of a fading actress.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Ringling Mansion, which belonged to the patriarch and his wife, Lou, was purchased in part by former circus trainmaster Joe Colossa in an effort to save the property and keep its legacy from fading from history.
—Midwest Living, 11 June 2026
One hundred years ago, when enthusiasm for the country’s 150th anniversary was fading, a prizefight was held to help revive the celebration.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
Investor interest and rising property values for logistics and industrial buildings have materialized at a time when waves of fading property values, delinquent loans and foreclosures have swamped the Bay Area’s office, hotel and apartment markets.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The era of checklist sightseeing is fading.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fading
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Friday, a weakening ridge and an approaching front will allow scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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But the United States' retreat from the worldwide public health stage amid the outbreak in Africa and a worldwide measles outbreak has some experts concerned any weakening of public health makes the America susceptible to infectious diseases.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Clark finished with 21 points, forcing Toronto to respect her scoring ability and preventing defenders from keying solely on her passing.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Taiwan was also the first traceable point of the passing of the many Austronesian languages, said Victoria Chen, a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Verb
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LaBarge frequently interrupts the telling to braid her narrative so tautly with those of others that their language blurs together, quotation marks vanishing, lines of demarcation eroding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh.—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Teachers use it as a behavioral bargaining chip, administrators weigh playtime against sagging test scores and researchers argue over how best to structure the minutes.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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More often, though, Griffin talks about American debt, competitiveness, and sagging productivity.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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It’s expected that an old galaxy will fizzle out over billions of years, but astronomers’ expectations were turned upside down when the James Webb came online in 2022 and observed a whole graveyard of moribund galaxies when the universe was still in its infancy.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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The Browns are a moribund, bad team that few people other than those who risk severe burns sailing on Lake Erie know anything about.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Oslo University Hospital on June 5 said Mette-Marit had been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health that likely gave her only a year left to live without the surgery.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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That moment revealed profound psychiatric deterioration and human suffering.—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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“Fading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fading. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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