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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a pall of gloom overshadowed the failing theater's last production
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as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled
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Recent Examples of pall
Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 May 2025
Taken as a whole, these and other anti-merger tactics undermined due process and cast a pall over economically beneficial M&A.
Pre-Biden Merger Policy Restored
New FTC and DOJ Trump Administration leaders have public publicly committed to rolling back the Biden anti-merger agenda.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Julia Buckley, CNN, 8 May 2021
Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy’s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
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Noun
But perhaps more damaging has been his administration’s assault on critics—especially foreign students and even green card holders—that has cast a pall over climate activism in the world’s top economy, not least since Trump once again withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 May 2025
Taken as a whole, these and other anti-merger tactics undermined due process and cast a pall over economically beneficial M&A.
Pre-Biden Merger Policy Restored
New FTC and DOJ Trump Administration leaders have public publicly committed to rolling back the Biden anti-merger agenda.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Verb
If there was no Venice, does that mean that the overall attraction of an Adriatic cruise would pall?
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 8 May 2021
Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy’s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pall
Noun
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Osbourne’s coffin, transported inside of a hearse decorated with a purple crucifix and his name in flowers, traveled down Broad Street to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, which have long been gathering spots for fans.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Now, if the Bronx Bombers don't add pitching before the deadline, that might be the nail in the coffin of their World Series hopes.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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This involves public cloud offerings with enhanced control over data location, encryption and administrative access.—
Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese company aims to operate a constellation of 36 SAR spacecraft, which can peer through clouds and study Earth's surface at night as well as during the day.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For a few months each year when the veil of winter has faded, the road into the White Mountain Range is opened, allowing the curious and the adventurous a chance to explore this unique place.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The furor has subsided, possibly because districts are adapting to such stringent state laws as House Bill 1467, which required districts to create a public, searchable online list of elementary school materials.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Stewart was celebrated as a hero — and interviewed by the likes of CNN and the BBC — before interest in the story initially subsided.—
Susan Young,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The cortège, paid for by the musician’s family, trailed through the city with Osbourne’s casket in a black hearse.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, an ambulance, paid for by Lozano, transported Dieu’s body in a casket back across the Haitian-Dominican border so.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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After spending the first part of the season distraught over potentially being married off to the Duke through a shroud financial deal negotiated by her parents, Gladys finally walked down the aisle.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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These events are tougher to see in galaxies with dense dusty shrouds, however.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The transit systems that give independence to hundreds of thousands of people living with disabilities will be severely diminished.—
Karen Tamley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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In Gyeongju, ancient stone foundations and earthen tombs sit in silence—surrounded by low hills and open meadows.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For two days, Atef, our guide, takes us on a greatest-hits temple tour: Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, Luxor Temple, the nearly two-mile-long Avenue of Sphinxes, and special entry to the tombs of Ramses VI, Seti I, and Tutankhamen.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Pall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pall. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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