1
as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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2
as in bleaches
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 weakens
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Recent Examples of fades
John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
But as hope of finding survivors fades and the number of dead continues to climb, many fear the political aftershocks of the disaster may prove nearly as destabilizing as the earthquake itself.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Discipline is what converts intention into output — and what keeps a team from drifting when the early momentum fades.
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Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
But with parking spaces costing thousands of dollars apiece — one transportation cost analysis put the land-and-construction cost of a surface parking space at about $8,000 in 2022 dollars — the incentive to design bigger spaces quickly fades.
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Beth Livesay,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
That adaptation is useful after bad experiences—the sting fades over time.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 June 2026
The app automatically filters content using quality scores derived from user behavior, so better-quality content is likely to rise to the top, whereas poor-quality content fades away.
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Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Tranexamic acid is an amino acid derivative that mitigates inflammation, prevents new dark spots from forming, fades existing ones, clears congestion, and enhances radiance.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
But as hope of finding survivors fades and the number of dead continues to climb, many fear the political aftershocks of the disaster may prove nearly as destabilizing as the earthquake itself.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Discipline is what converts intention into output — and what keeps a team from drifting when the early momentum fades.
—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
But with parking spaces costing thousands of dollars apiece — one transportation cost analysis put the land-and-construction cost of a surface parking space at about $8,000 in 2022 dollars — the incentive to design bigger spaces quickly fades.
—
Beth Livesay,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field.
—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
That adaptation is useful after bad experiences—the sting fades over time.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 June 2026
The app automatically filters content using quality scores derived from user behavior, so better-quality content is likely to rise to the top, whereas poor-quality content fades away.
—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Tranexamic acid is an amino acid derivative that mitigates inflammation, prevents new dark spots from forming, fades existing ones, clears congestion, and enhances radiance.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fades
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The experimentation that innovation requires gradually disappears.
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And the pressure of crafting an opening line disappears, because someone else has already done the introductions from a stage.
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His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.
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When the dollar weakens, commodity prices expressed in dollars tend to rise to maintain purchasing power parity for buyers operating in other currencies.
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But the corresponding upheaval is still catastrophic for any surrounding planets, which either get swallowed up by the expanding star, or drift into wider orbits as the star’s gravity weakens—some are flung out from the system entirely.
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Honda's small family SUV has an interior that feels right for the price (mainstream SUV), but upper trims like the Sport Touring Hybrid feel luxury-adjacent.
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The white interior and faux leather are also available in Overland and reviewed Limited trims.
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Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up.
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The two fight, and Enola's mother, Eudoria comes to the rescue and saves her before Moriarty vanishes.
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The brand uses tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a gentle, stabilized form of vitamin C that brightens and protects against premature aging.
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The lemon juice brightens the peaches and helps slow browning, a method also recommended for freezing peaches.
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That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
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Sanders identifies a real free-rider problem, even if his solution goes much too far.
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Lobs While bobs may be the buzziest cut in beauty, stylists are encouraging their over-50 clients to adopt longer versions.
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After making long hair her signature for much of her career, more recently the actor has been favoring shorter collarbone cuts and bobs.
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