as in pale
lacking intensity of color
a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls
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as in watercolor
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Recent Examples of pastel
Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The nails that perfectly match her pastel aquamarine suit?
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Underneath the jacket, Nyong'o kept the continuity with a button down shirt in the same pastel green, and added a matching bow tie in the shade with a shimmering crystal brooch at its center.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
On the red carpet Monday evening, Wintour —adorned in a pastel blue tailored Louis Vuitton coat — gave a shout-out to her late friend, Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The nails that perfectly match her pastel aquamarine suit?
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
Noun
Color Scheme: Spring and pastels go hand in hand, but beware of a pastel overload.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Underneath the jacket, Nyong'o kept the continuity with a button down shirt in the same pastel green, and added a matching bow tie in the shade with a shimmering crystal brooch at its center.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastel
Adjective
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Her lipstick color settled somewhere between nude and pale pink.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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The heart of Paris, now as then, spans the colors of a March sky at dusk: pale gold, chilly white, slate blue.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Several of the watercolors turn out to be composite images constructed in part from bits of his specimens.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But as institutional desires changed, the resulting watercolors, drawings, and photos piled up in the family home.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Some geckos have higher contrast in their coloring, while others appear more faded.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Her devotees are still sweating through workouts at a faded gym in Queens.—
Alex Vadukul,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The book explores Tessa’s discovery of both the public and private history that her family had fled, told in expressionistic black and white drawings over nearly 400 pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Explore the latest lottery news & results When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Score the 100% cotton style in red floral, light pink floral, or black paisley for $45.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Still, even in light moments like this, there’s also a shade, as another mouse game undermines the vibration technology that Welcome Tour tries to promote.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Indeed, secrets is the operative word, applied not only to these gifted designers but to the Petit Palais, whose collection of some 5,600 jewelry sketches and gouache renderings is barely known, even to specialists.—
Ruth Peltason,
Air Mail,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening.—
Robb Report,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
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A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections.—
Mackenzie Farkus,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Many people use acrylics because their own nails don’t grow well or break off easily.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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As The New York Times recounted in an article published on May 20, Massachusetts artist Ryan McFee decided to paint the image using acrylic and spray paint.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastel. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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