as in pale
lacking intensity of color
a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls
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Recent Examples of pastel
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
With just 158,00 residents, the island off the coast of South America is best known for its pastel colonial architecture, extensive coral reefs, and stretches of golden sands.
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Alan Chazaro,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
The look features a sheer, milky pink shade that sits between a soft blush and a creamy pastel.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Adjective
Participants will learn how to use pastel tints and expressive doodles to design ocean waves, seashells, coral, seaweed, and coastal plants.
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Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
With just 158,00 residents, the island off the coast of South America is best known for its pastel colonial architecture, extensive coral reefs, and stretches of golden sands.
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Alan Chazaro,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Noun
Over the years, the grocery store chain has offered several variations of the viral totes—from pastel to Halloween-inspired.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
The look features a sheer, milky pink shade that sits between a soft blush and a creamy pastel.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastel
Adjective
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The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.
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But when taken together, our present divisions pale in comparison to the historical record.
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Take the look even further by pairing it with trending tones and techniques, like sheer jelly bases or watercolor renditions of your go-to berry.
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Melania announced the launch of her first NFT, Melania’s Vision—a watercolor of her eyes—in December 2021, available for purchase only in the second half of that month.
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Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.
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The faded fabric, buttery-soft cotton, and contrast-trim neckline lend it a vintage vibe that won’t look out of place when paired with more contemporary pieces.
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The ticket matched four winning numbers and/but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, July 3, with a 3x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.
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Saturday’s Fantasy 5, Florida Lotto and Powerball drawings begat one jackpot winner.
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Some hormonal birth control methods can make periods much lighter or stop completely, which can alleviate symptoms associated with painful periods.
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The sheen is light as a feather, blends like a dream, and at SPF 50, is a serious sunscreen in its own right.
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.
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This will be followed by a final period in Florence to learn the technique and historical evolution of egg tempera, to acquire ancient handweaving skills and expand her knowledge of its applications in the ecclesiastic context.
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Use a paintbrush or your finger to cover the egg with tempera paint.
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The Johnson-Sea-Link was a research submersible with a clear acrylic sphere that gave its pilot and observer a panoramic view of the deep.
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Getty Images for Shop the Sample Its design blends industrial and Hollywood glamour, featuring polished concrete floors accented by a striking white acrylic piano.
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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