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noun

Definition of palingnext
as in pale

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verb

present participle of pale
as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt

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Recent Examples of paling
Verb
For Adebayo, there still is a considerable gap to overcome, with his 10,001 points paling in comparison to Wade’s 21,556 with the Heat. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 Local revenue for most NFL teams ranges from $160 million to $240 million, paling in comparison to national revenue. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paling
  1. pale
  2. bleaching
  3. fence
  4. fading
  5. wall
  6. brightening
  7. barrier
Noun
  • The final images of his participation in the race were of the Dane sitting on the tarmac cradling his arm, before being led, pale-faced, off the course.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • There were pale lime-skinned figs with lemon-yellow insides, mauve figs with strawberry insides, striped with pale-rose.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Definition of pale
Verb
  • 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
  • Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of bleaching
Noun
  • Although the crossing appeared blocked, groups moved along the coast seeking routes around the fence.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Its mixed population of Christians and Muslims, Spanish and Moroccan residents and day workers, lives in relative harmony behind a border fence that many desperate migrants from across Africa attempt to cross for a better life in Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of fence
Verb
  • The successor to the Tour de France Féminin, the Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, operated for years in a state of underfunding before fading from the calendar entirely.
    — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Yet the company does have contend with fading interest from its existing consumer base; most users tend to use the product less after two weeks, except for momentary bumps from competitions.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of fading
Noun
  • Derek Hill hit his head against the outfield railing while trying to make a leaping catch at the wall, and the ball caromed toward right field.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Organizers also are paying to build 1,800 walls weighing 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) each to ring the track and metal detectors that will be manned by the Secret Service.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of wall
Verb
  • Made with a peptide complex and vitamin E, the patches reduce lines and wrinkles while plumping and brightening your skin.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Additionally, loose powder was favored since a heavier hand is required for a long-wear, sweat-proof look, often in a brightening pink hue for the under-eyes such as best-selling options from Rare Beauty and Givenchy.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of brightening
Noun
  • Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Replacing barriers with highways To understand the new design, imagine a conventional topological photonic chip as a road surrounded by wide safety barriers.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrier

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