pale in/by comparison to/with
idiom
: to seem less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with (something else)
The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with the feast they had later.
Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.
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Those instances pale in comparison to what their characters endure in You’re Cordially Invited.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The Giants have had a modest offseason between adding Adames and Verlander, but San Francisco’s efforts pale in comparison to what the Los Angeles Dodgers have done this winter.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Randle’s numbers pale in comparison to Towns, who did not play on Friday night because of a sprained thumb.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s true even though junior colleges are not NCAA member institutions, and their football program’s quality of play and their players’ NIL opportunities often pale in comparison to D-1.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The Giants have had a modest offseason between adding Adames and Verlander, but San Francisco’s efforts pale in comparison to what the Los Angeles Dodgers have done this winter.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Randle’s numbers pale in comparison to Towns, who did not play on Friday night because of a sprained thumb.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s true even though junior colleges are not NCAA member institutions, and their football program’s quality of play and their players’ NIL opportunities often pale in comparison to D-1.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Pale in/by comparison to/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20in%2Fby%20comparison%20to%2Fwith. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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