Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palish
Adjective
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At a time of mounting concern over the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley — dominated by white men — Jackson successfully pressured Uber to release demographic data showing its staff was overwhelmingly male.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a black JanSport backpack.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The As Ever founder styled herself simply with a gold circular choker and matching bracelet, with a pale pink manicure and her dark brunette hair lightly waved.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the photo, Harry held Lilibet who wore a pale pink skirt and top and held red balloons.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Patches of skin that appear red, white, blue, gray, yellow, purple, brown or ashen as opposed to their normal color.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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This is in addition to making my skin look ashy and highlighting flaky, dry skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Durant knows about the memes that have spotlighted his ashy legs.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Palish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palish. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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