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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palish
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Blue-and-white stripes instantly channel summer, and this puff-sleeve top feels far more elevated than its $9 price tag suggests.
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Located on the northeast coast near Willikies, this peaceful area offers wide stretches of pale sand, clear shallow water, and easy access to some of Antigua’s most beautiful coastline.
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Too much sunlight, normally only a problem in areas with extremely hot climates, may cause plants to bleach out and look pale, which may be mistaken for yellowing.
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The colors are really sallow and kind of ugly.
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The cold of winter can leave your complexion dry, sallow, and desperate for hydration.
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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.
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Always, always those little ashen faces.
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Hitchcock didn’t respond, his face slowly turning ashen.
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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.
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The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
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Before the rookie makeovers, Courtni Shea had never colored her hair, which was originally an ashy brown color.
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Created with melanin-rich skin in mind, the sheer, moisturizing formula blends seamlessly into skin, leaving behind a healthy glow instead of an ashy residue.
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Just get over it, red-haired, pasty Kathy Griffin, with light-skinned, red-haired Karen Bass.
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These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
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“Palish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palish. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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