1
: having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans
a faded photograph from 1931
2
: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory
I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.—
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rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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The latter sees a faded star eyeing a possible comeback and encountering all sorts of ghosts from his past.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
The latter sees a faded film star in Georgia returning to acting and discovering an industry that has left him behind.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
It’s built around a faded black mesh upper that’s overlaid with various shades of silver and gray.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
The latter sees a faded film star in Georgia returning to acting and discovering an industry that has left him behind.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
It’s built around a faded black mesh upper that’s overlaid with various shades of silver and gray.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for faded
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faded. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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