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palled

verb

past tense of pall
as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palled
  1. subsided
  2. decreased
  3. diminished
  4. fell
  5. eased
  6. vanished
Verb
  • But her worries subsided on the day of, after seeing Hunnam rigged up and spewing.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas has subsided since a ceasefire last October, but Israeli fire has killed more than 1,360 Palestinians in Gaza, according to health officials in the territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsided
Verb
  • Adult admission decreased by a few dollars, and children’s tickets are now $10 every day, all day.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The likelihood that a domestic violence suspect will face prosecution has decreased in the past several years.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of decreased
Verb
  • With one franchise leader gone and another diminished, a Red Wings era — and arguably multiple eras — has ended.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If one leaves, the other, diminished in solitude, cannot long survive alone.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Wishing you a weekend of autumn pleasures, eased weights, and apples.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In recent months, Paz has eased Bolivia's long-generous fuel subsidies and announced plans to eliminate the benefits entirely by January.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of eased
Verb
  • December 2021 wasn’t the first time the fugitive father and his children had vanished.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The years-long window for e-commerce adaptation has vanished for AI.
    — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of vanished
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“Palled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palled. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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