as in pallid
having an unhealthy yellowish skin color
He looked tired and sallow. She has a sallow complexion.
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Recent Examples of sallow
In recent years, conservation scientists have taken advantage of non-invasive imaging and high-energy X-rays produced by particle accelerators to understand just why these beautiful yellows have morphed into dark browns and sallow whites.
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Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021
According to Wednesday's world, a sallow complexion with carved cheekbones is definitely in.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 30 Nov. 2022
His skin’s dark complexion was also tinted a dull yellow, producing the sallow cast of dead grass.
—Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
Many of us know from personal experience that dry skin also often looks dull and sallow, and fine lines can appear more pronounced.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2022
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Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021
According to Wednesday's world, a sallow complexion with carved cheekbones is definitely in.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 30 Nov. 2022
His skin’s dark complexion was also tinted a dull yellow, producing the sallow cast of dead grass.
—Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
Many of us know from personal experience that dry skin also often looks dull and sallow, and fine lines can appear more pronounced.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallow
Adjective
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My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.—
Suleika Jaouad,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There is another current salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers that has already left 45 people sick and 16 hospitalized across 18 states.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Some of the samples tested positive for Salmonella and additional testing found that the samples were closely related to the Salmonella found in sick people.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Senator Lindsey Graham is running for a fifth term, though his approval numbers pale in comparison to other Republicans lawmakers from South Carolina, according to recent polling.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Her lipstick color settled somewhere between nude and pale pink.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Although the category is not inherently unhealthy, many nutritionists take a jaundiced view of American breakfast cereals given the sky-high sugar content of some products, like Lucky Charms and Cap’n Crunch.—
Andrew Jacobs,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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That film, released on Hulu in 2021, cast a bit of a jaundiced eye on the experiences child actors had in the 1980s.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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As a sickly boy raised by two women, young Darin was smothered with affection.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Lambrusco became synonymous with that sickly tipple—which bore no resemblance to the refreshingly dry and crisp Lambrusco guzzled by Italians.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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But only one point of perspective on the property has actually seen all the waxy stories so often told today.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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In most versions the snow was sparse, decorative, filmic snow with giant, waxy flakes, its silence the silence of a soundstage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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“Sallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallow. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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