as in pale
lacking intensity of color
a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls
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as in watercolor
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Recent Examples of pastel
Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Her eyeshadow was a shimmering and pastel lilac to subtly match her dress, with a swipe of black liquid liner.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Addy Bink, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Match any bathroom aesthetic in your home by choosing from 20 different color options ranging from classic white to soft pastels, and bold emerald hues.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
And tropical colors of bright blues, greens and oranges was preferred for the palette over soft pastel beach tones and urban blues and grays.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Her eyeshadow was a shimmering and pastel lilac to subtly match her dress, with a swipe of black liquid liner.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
Biden, who had kept the drapes from Trump’s first term in the Oval Office, replaced a pastel rug with a dark blue one that his brother, James, selected for him.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Match any bathroom aesthetic in your home by choosing from 20 different color options ranging from classic white to soft pastels, and bold emerald hues.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastel
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Start with Massimo Dutti’s maroon, light blue, and pale yellow striped polo, then, layer it atop Gucci’s khaki cargo skirt and Adidas SL 72 sneakers to match.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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The comedian and actress wore a pale pink caped dress cinched with a gold belt by Sachin & Babi. 07 of 12 Molly Sims Molly Sims attended the Kinda Pregnant premiere in a black Marchesa midi dress with a plunging off-the-shoulder neckline.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Art and home dĂ©cor from her Santa Ynez estate, such as a Richard MacDonald bronze sculpture and her own watercolor paintings, add a personal touch to the collection.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The watercolor paintings Boy and Girl at a Well (1879) and Boy and Girl on a Swing (1879) were consigned to the auction house and sold after being appraised on the popular PBS program.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Groom indoor foliage to remove old leaves, faded flowers and declining portions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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To reach the overlook, look for a faded path that climbs the hill to the right.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Feb. 1, the California Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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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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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2024
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In egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, Santiago with an Apostolic Man shows a figure at right-hand staring at the viewer.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Two works of egg tempera on calfskin from New York painter Altoon Sultan-Dark Corner (2021) and Lines and loop (2021), adorn the walls.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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Purchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the oil and acrylic work on canvas is an example of Hendricks’ life-sized portraits of Black Americans.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
2 Feb. 2025
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Made from 100 percent acrylic rib knit, the unisex Carhartt Knit Cuffed Beanie was first designed in 1987 as a workwear staple, but has since become as much a fashion statement as a practical choice for warding off the winter chill.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastel. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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