as in pale
lacking intensity of color
rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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as in bleached
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Recent Examples of faded
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Cookbook collectors are well acquainted with the wisdom hidden on a faded page or scribbled on old recipe cards used for bookmarks.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Its faded and dusty mansions are spangled with Italian marble floors, Mudéjar ceilings, and the fanciest European furniture of the day, now wracked by termites.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The image that really got me on social media this week was a faded photo of a man and woman, standing on what looks like the front steps of their home.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Cookbook collectors are well acquainted with the wisdom hidden on a faded page or scribbled on old recipe cards used for bookmarks.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Its faded and dusty mansions are spangled with Italian marble floors, Mudéjar ceilings, and the fanciest European furniture of the day, now wracked by termites.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faded
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Abstract Tips Using one of spring’s hottest nail colors, Michelle creates a curved striped ombré look that slowly fades into a soft pale pink at the base.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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Second place: An exam cram in green Saumya Khandelwal, India Saumya Khandelwal The green in this photo is what hits you first — the dress, the wall and then maybe the small pale rectangle on the screen.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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His mother had disappeared during the journey from Cuba.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Continue reading … MISSING IN ACTION – Congresswoman who quietly vanished from Capitol Hill has been living in a retirement facility.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Hollis brightened the beige-on-beige hallway entrance to her apartment by hanging a wreath of flowers on her brown door.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet another way to think of him is as a forefather of the light and space movement of the 1960s and ’70s.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ask by Mayor Cherelle Parker on Thursday comes more than a week after an 18-year Temple University student fell from a light pole after the Eagles won the NFC championship and later died.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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There's a lot of American cheese melted on top, and a demure pile of raw onion.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2024
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Several types of bulbs poke their heads out of the ground before the snow has melted away.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2024
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For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The female is dull yellow-green without any markings.—
Stan Tekiela,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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