palish

Definition of palishnext

Example Sentences

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Adjective
  • Popular choices include simple carbohydrates like cereal, granola, white bread, or pastries.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2026
  • How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Gosling begins singing about the pale blue dot and his new movie — but the camera keeps panning away, selecting Harry!
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Fruit Salad To keep things chic and simple, opt for a neutral base and ask for cherry, strawberry, orange, and blueberry designs in muted shades, with pale green stems to keep the look fun but not too outré.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Additionally, my under-eyes look less sallow and my wrinkles (one horizontally across the forehead and two laugh lines) are not as deep.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Out of the bloodstains shone a pair of bright blue eyes, and a heart was beating under the pallid skin that looked several sizes too big.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Three weeks after that hit that sent a crowd of 75,261 at Empower Field into a pallid silence, Bryant is ever the same.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Warm, ashen, and almost preternaturally glossy, consider the pop star's interpretation a blueprint for the mutable color trend.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.
    Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that’s a wan exculpation.
    David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
    Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
Adjective
  • Coal burning power plants are also significant producers of carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas, and once burned, the fuel leaves a dangerous ashy residue that readily contaminates groundwater and is difficult to remediate.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This is in addition to making my skin look ashy and highlighting flaky, dry skin.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Overcooked noodles melted into the sauce, resulting in a pasty, mouth-coating texture.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Palish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palish. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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