PALLED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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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After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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In the decade between 2026 and 2016, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the hours men spend on household activities have fractionally increased, while the hours carried out by women have slightly decreased.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
This number has decreased since 2015, when nearly 20% of Connecticut adults used tobacco products.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Then there’s Lew, who was eased into camp a little bit at a time, moving from a few reps to a few series to a day with the first team and now returning to start at center.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Last year, when Ohtani was returning from a second career Tommy John surgery, the Dodgers eased him into pitching slowly, starting with one inning and then adding an inning each appearance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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