pastels

plural of pastel

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Noun
  • The film’s stylized, childlike drawings not only reflect Giuseppe’s highly mutable nature, but also his innocence and naiveté as well.
    Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
    Jordan Kellogg, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Lodged between musical numbers, the comics, Imogene Coca among them, did six sketches, having already discarded dozens of ideas earlier in the week.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Composite sketches were then widely circulated, prompting a surge of tips that put Wuornos and Moore on investigators’ radar.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Pastels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastels. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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