pale in/by comparison to/with
idiom
: to seem less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with (something else)
The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with the feast they had later.
Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.
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But Hall told the Tribune the mayor’s controversies pale in comparison with the spending he’s done in Black neighborhoods like his.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
But the conspiracy theories, rumors, and criticism tied to Lively at the Another Simple Favor premiere pale in comparison to the theories this group of obsessives have been circulating widely online since Lively’s legal battle against Baldoni began.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
These dismissal numbers pale in comparison to the total amount of positions the Biden administration hired over four years.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But the Vatican’s resources pale in comparison with what a modern state or large company can muster.
—Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
But the conspiracy theories, rumors, and criticism tied to Lively at the Another Simple Favor premiere pale in comparison to the theories this group of obsessives have been circulating widely online since Lively’s legal battle against Baldoni began.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
These dismissal numbers pale in comparison to the total amount of positions the Biden administration hired over four years.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
But the Vatican’s resources pale in comparison with what a modern state or large company can muster.
—Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Pale in/by comparison to/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20in%2Fby%20comparison%20to%2Fwith. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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