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adjective

as in pale
lacking a healthy skin color the shock of the news left him paled and shaking

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paled

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verb

past tense of pale
as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt

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Recent Examples of paled
Verb
Audiobook sales paled compared to those of physical books, and the recording process likely didn’t fit easily into a superstar’s schedule. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 Silicon Valley has paled in comparison to Wall Street as a sexy subject matter on the big screen historically, as research by Rentrak found, though box office totals are not apples-to-apples comparisons of performance. — Liz Rappaport, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Yet even that achievement paled when compared to his intoxicating return in February 1992 as manager. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 The New York Times reported earlier Monday that Truth Social's traffic — which already paled in comparison to similar platforms, such as Elon Musk's X — fell sharply this summer. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Obviously, paled in comparison to some of the other people singing that night. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 And while Shakira drew big cheers, as did the appearance of Bieber, these paled in comparison to the cheers and oh’s and ah’s in the crowd throughout the gripping final. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026 But the résumés of Rossum and her fellow younger castmates paled in comparison to their onscreen father played by Macy. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026 The sales numbers at both stores paled in comparison to the gaudy numbers at local food and drink establishments. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paled
  1. pale
  2. faded
  3. pallid
  4. bleached
  5. brightened
Adjective
  • Rocha developed Parker’s dress from an existing show piece, reworking its hand-laced, unraveling ribbons in a pale ballet pink intended as a nod to pointe shoes.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Wide, pale pink, satin ribbons were threaded loosely throughout the dress, culminating in bows at the shoulders.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pale
Verb
  • The ultimate ambition is to scour records and surface new stories about people whose lives have faded away over the centuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Countless lonely young ones over the years have heard themselves in Team Dresch’s music, which is why their music has never faded away.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pallid
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  • Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The large works seem to be on the verge of becoming ghostly, bleached by the same relentless Florida sunlight that makes Miami Beach so visually seductive.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bleached
Verb
  • In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a hospital room brightened with pink balloons and flowers on Friday, the new parents were overcome with emotion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brightened

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“Paled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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