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
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
The lavender totes are arriving on the heels of its widely popular mini canvas totes in several spring-like pastel colors.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Each nail features a different dusty pastel for a mani that's equal parts airy and moody.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The Embassy of Japan gifted the 52 trees to Indiana in 2012, and now once a year, the park's cherry canopy bursts into a cloud of pastel pink.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
The lavender totes are arriving on the heels of its widely popular mini canvas totes in several spring-like pastel colors.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
Still, no visit is complete without ending the meal with a warm pastel de nata dusted with cinnamon—and maybe a box to take home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Each nail features a different dusty pastel for a mani that's equal parts airy and moody.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastel
Adjective
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Soften a razor-sharp stiletto with this intricate design that features a milky white base, pale pink tips, and chrome powder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Prince William, Kate and baby George spent Easter in Australia in 2014 during their royal tour of the Commonwealth realm, where Kate wore the pale coat dress by her bridal designer with the Jane Taylor ribbon hat.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art has the largest collection of Florida art, including 2,600 oil and watercolor paintings of the state.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Actress Letitia Wright attended a Prada event in a faded denim and leather jacket.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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All prize claims must be submitted within 180 days of the drawing date for draw games.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The vast majority of plants carry out photosynthesis to transform light energy into chemical energy, which is the way that virtually all energy in the biosphere becomes available to living things (including us humans).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Marion said there is currently no land within the village that’s zoned as a data center district or a light industrial district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use a paintbrush or your finger to cover the egg with tempera paint.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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The decision to paint with tempera, the same medium used to create those Arabic maps, proved fortuitous.—
Zoe Si,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The statues, printed in Dallas in a bright lime-green acrylic, depict athletes such as FIFA World Cup champion Julie Foudy and pro golfer Lucy Li and other sports professionals such as former Dallas Mavericks chief executive officer Cynt Marshall and kinesiologist Colleen Hacker.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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When the box is lit, the acrylic pieces shine and play off each other.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastel. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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