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verb

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noun

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Recent Examples of pale
Adjective
The actress’ makeup consisted of pale blue eye shadow and a muted mauve lip, while her platinum blond curls peeked out beneath a white skull cap. Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024 That same pale green appears on the metal parts of the bundled Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
At the time, the settlement payout paled in comparison to those in similar Catholic Church bankruptcy cases, such as Boston's $85 million settlement in 2003. Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 All this amounts to 17 goal contributions, yet pales in comparison to what the trio's Blaugrana counterparts are currently coming up with. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
But the money available for cleanup pales in comparison to the task. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2024 But the Toyota’s acceleration pales compared to the Honda, which makes the same sprint in an impressive 6.2 seconds—downright quick. Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pale 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pale
Adjective
  • And now, decades later, Dora Richardson had become a faded historical aside, a name on a patent, and not much more.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
  • At the official start of the fall 2024 NFL season in September, the tight end, 35, made waves with his look, which had gone from his signature buzz cut to a shaggy crew cut with super faded sides.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That pallid face hadn’t smelled of evil in the least.
    Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • However, refined oils (that may be bleached or heated) lose some antioxidants, so they're generally added later as additives.27 Deep vs. Shallow Frying Oxygen is needed to produce lipid oxidation products; therefore, shallow frying causes more lipid oxidation products.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Their data shows 77 percent of the world's coral reefs are affected by bleaching.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Merrell Moab Speed 2 These grippy, comfy, lightweight hiking shoes are perfect for light-to-moderate terrain—or whenever your friend wants a break from their heavy hiking boots.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The limited-edition watch Hublot and Novak Djokovic will unveil Wednesday in Paris is lighter than a ball but carries the weight of tennis history.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Some of the stereo panning in the music is faint, but the effective stereo separation of the left and right channels helps highlight these subtleties.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The ability to see the shooting stars depends on clear nighttime skies, as a bright waning gibbous moon moves between full and last quarter phases, outshining more faint meteors and reducing the number of meteors visible to sky-gazers.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Premium keyboards should have great keys so the Q5 HE has OSA-profile keys made from PBT material which provides superb oil resistance and a more luxurious feel and wear-resistant legends that won’t fade.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • After all, rival technologies don't fade away immediately.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Former closets and bedroom walls, in the alley next to the building.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After a decade of government spending restored and repainted many of its colonial downtown facades and imposing fortified walls, Campeche is ready for its close-up.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pale. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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