as in pale
lacking a healthy skin color
the shock of the news left him paled and shaking
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as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color
the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt
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Recent Examples of paled
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.
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David Millward,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
But the output paled in comparison to a stellar rookie season during which his 1,194 yards led all tight ends.
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Sam Warren,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
In her early years at the helm in Norman, Kindler’s recruiting options paled in comparison to today’s.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Past efforts at protecting the Declaration paled in comparison to the full power of modern science brought to bear for the first time to preserve the timeworn parchment.
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Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
The hoopla surrounding Clark’s win paled in comparison to how the Rookie of the Year the following season chose to celebrate her moment.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Wolff said the president paled at the idea of a presidential library (classic Reading Derangement Syndrome).
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Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Vitello got an appetizer of the rivalry during spring training when the Giants played the Dodgers twice during Cactus League play, but those exhibitions in Scottsdale and Glendale paled in comparison to the real deal in San Francisco.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
That paled in comparison to a 6-degree increase in temperate zones – that’s twice as high.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.
—
David Millward,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
But the output paled in comparison to a stellar rookie season during which his 1,194 yards led all tight ends.
—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
In her early years at the helm in Norman, Kindler’s recruiting options paled in comparison to today’s.
—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Past efforts at protecting the Declaration paled in comparison to the full power of modern science brought to bear for the first time to preserve the timeworn parchment.
—
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
The hoopla surrounding Clark’s win paled in comparison to how the Rookie of the Year the following season chose to celebrate her moment.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Wolff said the president paled at the idea of a presidential library (classic Reading Derangement Syndrome).
—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Vitello got an appetizer of the rivalry during spring training when the Giants played the Dodgers twice during Cactus League play, but those exhibitions in Scottsdale and Glendale paled in comparison to the real deal in San Francisco.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paled
Adjective
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That’s also when a Seattle gastroenterologist named Walter Voegtlin published a pale volume with a drawing of a loincloth-wearing hominid on the cover.
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Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens.
Verb
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By the time the Giants jumped to a 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s second inning over West Sacramento’s A’s, the protestors had faded from the plaza.
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Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away.
Adjective
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
Verb
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After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity.
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Ortega can be seen leaving her Wednesday-era long jet-black hair and bleached eyebrows behind.
Verb
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Valadao’s hopes of survival were brightened when progressive Randy Villegas defeated moderate Democrat Jasmeet Bains.
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This recipe is endlessly customizable and brightened with orange juice and mint.
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“Paled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paled. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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