1
: having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans
a faded photograph from 1931
2
: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory
I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.—
Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman
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In low light, bright reds appear darker, faded and sometimes almost black, while blues and greens tend to become more vibrant — and a total solar eclipse provides an ideal opportunity to observe this shift.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep in Mind The display becomes faded and a bit harder to read after a year or two in the water.
—Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Staying at the latter, the biggest plantation on the island, sensitively restored six years ago, is to get under the skin of life here, sharing the rambling, faded grandeur of the compound with a resident community.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
Oil coated the wellhead, rust crept across the pump jack and a faded sign bore Remnant’s coat of arms — a bird of prey with outstretched wings perched on a shield.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
The rug itself has a light, faded pattern, with an ash gray and color that would go nicely with lots of different styles.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
The welders, engineers and electricians, employed by a multitude of contractors, are taken to the site in a fleet of white buses from a logistics center and from temporary apartments around the faded industrial town of Bridgwater.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Ana de Armas told Vanity Fair herself last year that the movie star was a faded concept.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Provence Joliette Rug is a vintage-looking option with a navy background and faded flowers in light blues, oranges, and pinks.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep in Mind The display becomes faded and a bit harder to read after a year or two in the water.
—Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Staying at the latter, the biggest plantation on the island, sensitively restored six years ago, is to get under the skin of life here, sharing the rambling, faded grandeur of the compound with a resident community.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
Oil coated the wellhead, rust crept across the pump jack and a faded sign bore Remnant’s coat of arms — a bird of prey with outstretched wings perched on a shield.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
The rug itself has a light, faded pattern, with an ash gray and color that would go nicely with lots of different styles.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
The welders, engineers and electricians, employed by a multitude of contractors, are taken to the site in a fleet of white buses from a logistics center and from temporary apartments around the faded industrial town of Bridgwater.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Ana de Armas told Vanity Fair herself last year that the movie star was a faded concept.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Provence Joliette Rug is a vintage-looking option with a navy background and faded flowers in light blues, oranges, and pinks.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
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