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verb

present tense third-person singular of pale
as in fades
to make white or whiter by removing color the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt

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pales

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noun

plural of pale
as in fences

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Recent Examples of pales
Verb
Chicago only has 10 cranes in the sky, which pales in comparison to other major cities. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 And the scale of this pullback still pales next to its 75% collapse during the 2021–2022 bear market. — Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 And for those who do manage to build a large emergency fund, the balance often pales in comparison to what a common medical procedure could cost, Volk said. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025 His county’s population has grown by roughly by 32% since 1990, which pales in comparison with statewide growth of 74%. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026 Applebee’s recently managed its first quarter of same-store sales growth after eight consecutive declines, a faint improvement, but one that pales in comparison to the surge at Chili’s or the steady gains at Olive Garden. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Being the offense’s engine is a completely different (and more challenging) assignment than being an off-ball threat, and while Knueppel might already be the best off-ball player in the league, the value of that role still pales behind that of a big, ballhandling wing. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 While the prevalence of carfentanil still pales in comparison to fentanyl, experts are nevertheless alarmed by the increase of a substance researched for years as a chemical weapon and deployed by Russian forces on Chechen separatists in 2002. — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 The team’s turnaround still pales in comparison to what Oklahoma City or San Antonio has done, emerging as title contenders with MVP-caliber players anchoring their lineups. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pales
  1. fades
  2. fences
  3. bleaches
  4. walls
  5. brightens
  6. lets
  7. barriers
  8. hedges
Verb
  • As the glimmer of June’s full Strawberry Moon fades into the night, darker evenings allow for a better view of the Milky Way along with other celestial bodies.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Then, just as suddenly, the din fades away, the focus shifts and the election process is forgotten until the next round of howling protest.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of fades
Noun
  • Slow, sectional removal is best for large shrubs near structures to prevent damage to patios, fences, or foundations.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Often that means fences and other structures, but plants can also play a key role in a more secluded space.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of fences
Verb
  • His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of bleaches
Noun
  • The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • Clean Grease Prints Similar to oil stains on clothes, chalk can also remove grease prints from doors, cabinets, walls, and other surfaces.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Definition of walls
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  • The brand uses tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a gentle, stabilized form of vitamin C that brightens and protects against premature aging.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • The lemon juice brightens the peaches and helps slow browning, a method also recommended for freezing peaches.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Definition of brightens
Noun
  • Easing in lets kids absorb the energy gradually, gives you time to find your seats, hit the bathroom and grab snacks or merch without missing the opening notes.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • Reaching out and sharing what’s going on lets in the light.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Definition of lets
Noun
  • Sacramento Regional Transit, according to the grand jury, did not consult with the MAC or conduct tests before installing the barriers, which met ADA requirements, on 71 buses.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • When those barriers fall, the gap in health outcomes will begin to close.
    — Russell Cox, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of barriers
Noun
  • Many hedges, bushes, and trees can block sight lines, so even the nosiest of neighbors will be forced to mind their own business.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
  • The metaphor of a ‘wall of separation’ At the same time, religious reformers were employing concepts of walls, hedges or other barriers to ensure that the secular and religious realms remained apart.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of hedges

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