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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a pall of gloom overshadowed the failing theater's last production
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as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled
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Recent Examples of pall
Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whatever its final form, the president’s tariffs strategy continues to cast a pall over economic growth outlooks.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Julia Buckley, CNN, 8 May 2021
Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy’s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
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Noun
His idiosyncratic performance in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster earned universal acclaim, even as his untimely death cast a pall over the film.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whatever its final form, the president’s tariffs strategy continues to cast a pall over economic growth outlooks.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
If there was no Venice, does that mean that the overall attraction of an Adriatic cruise would pall?
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 8 May 2021
Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy’s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pall
Noun
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What kind of coffin is Francis being buried in? Pope Francis' coffin also breaks with papal tradition.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Prince William attended on behalf of the UK’s King Charles and was seen paying his respects in front of Francis’s coffin ahead of the service.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Microsoft 365 consumer cloud revenue growth increased 10% year over year, with subscribers increasing to 87.7 million from 86.3 million one quarter ago.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Revenue from the Intelligent Cloud segment grew by 21% to $26.8 billion, primarily due to Azure and other cloud offerings.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Assuming Sinners can pierce the veil separating prestige and commerce, the film’s strongest plays will likely come in the craft categories.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Melania Trump wears black veil to Pope Francis' funeral as President Trump dons blue suit As the president's second term in office passes the 100-day mark, here is a closer look at the first lady's lookbook.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But much of that has subsided now; the Steelers, after all, don’t have a second-round pick and trading up could be out of the question as a result.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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While immediate inflation concerns have subsided, the current administration's aggressive tariff and immigration policies are creating new economic anxieties that could lead to future instability.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At his funeral, his family placed the degree in his bronze casket before it was closed.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Then, instead of going to an L.A. cemetery to bury him, Athena and her children board a plane with Bobby’s casket and take him back to St. Paul, Minnesota to be buried with his first wife, Marcy, and his two children, Robert Jr. and Brooke.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Cardinals from across the globe will soon gather under a shroud of secrecy at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to decide who will lead the Catholic Church and guide 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The floors of the Indonesian Hospital in the city were covered in blood, with bodies wrapped in shrouds laying on the floor in hallways.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Who determined which Egyptians were buried in the tombs?—
Jeff Campagna,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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He was laid to rest on Saturday at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in a simple tomb as requested by the late pontiff, following a funeral Mass on the steps of the St. Peter’s Basilica that drew heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousands of mourners.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Pall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pall. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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