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as in faded
lacking intensity of color
we chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
after a week with the flu, she was deathly pale and noticeably thinner
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a pale outline off in the distance proved to be someone out for a walk
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as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt
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Recent Examples of pale
Mark Price, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Rugged stone, pale woods, and neutral color palettes contribute to the timeless and timeworn feel and the firm does a deep dive into the lives of its clients to develop designs that speak to their personalities and interests.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Those instances pale in comparison to what their characters endure in You’re Cordially Invited.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
But nobody could have imagined that the little girl featured in it would go on to experience trials and tragedies that make George Bailey’s pale in comparison.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The rock is pale like marble, palm-sized and has oddly smooth areas.
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More than three decades later, the devastation caused by the Oakland Hills firestorm pales compared to that brought about by the Los Angeles fires in January, with at least 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures estimated to have been destroyed.
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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit pales in comparison to Park’s original short films, mostly because an extended Wallace and Gromit exploit lends itself to some slack pacing and dull moments.
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Gray and faded whiskers may be changed to their natural color and even brown or black by using Buckingham dye – try it.—
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Groom indoor foliage to remove old leaves, faded flowers and declining portions.—
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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.—
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
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Related Stories The film, however, bears no clear timeline, other than the vague notion of modernity.—
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Filmmakers work to an intentionally vague brief from Mrs. Muccia Prada: make a short film, using Miu Miu’s latest collection, that articulates a woman’s story.—
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Hot tools and bleaching weaken hair’s natural bonds, leading to brittleness, breakage, and, yes, dryness.—
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Graphic Packaging completed the sale of its Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper Corporation for $711 million.—
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Similar in appearance to wicker, this natural cane material is twisted into a spiral shape to create a particularly light and breathable container.—
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Total snow accumulations between 5 and 9 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.—
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Her words hung in the air, jarring against the faint mariachi music coming through the patio speakers.—
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Anyone who’s watched baseball on television in recent years will be familiar with the faint, rectangular box that appears in front of the batter.—
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The resin material looks like solid wood but won’t fade in the sun or require repainting.—
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The piece is made from durable cast iron and coated in an enamel glaze to help extend its longevity and prevent it from chipping, scratching, or fading with use.—
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Make use of the giant black box on the wall—your TV.—
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On the range wall, open shelves provide pretty display space against a wallpapered backsplash. 08 of 31 Green Kitchen Island Color Paired with a live edge wood countertop, this green kitchen island nods to the nature that’s just outside the kitchen door.—
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“Pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pale. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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