as in pale
lacking a healthy skin color
a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun
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Recent Examples of pallid
Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death.
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Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pallid
pale
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Symptoms of heat exhaustion may include heavy sweating and fatigue, a weak pulse and skin that’s cool, pale or clammy, as well as headache, dizziness, nausea and fainting.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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The wine is a pale straw with greenish highlights, featuring aromas of green apple, lemon, and spring flowers.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Pallid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pallid. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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