1
as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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2
as in bleaches
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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as in weakens
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Recent Examples of fades
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
At some point, the world fades.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s where Logano’s optimism fades.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This sort of polling shift often fades, though.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Because when trust fades, people don’t just avoid eye contact.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
The moment the crisis passes, the gratitude fades.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The title gently fades onto the screen as ambient music plays and police lights flash.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
At some point, the world fades.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s where Logano’s optimism fades.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This sort of polling shift often fades, though.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Because when trust fades, people don’t just avoid eye contact.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
The moment the crisis passes, the gratitude fades.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The title gently fades onto the screen as ambient music plays and police lights flash.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fades
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White disappears completely into the role without skirting parody, portraying the exhausted hitmaker as startled by his own numbness, blanked out and unsure of what to do next.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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That Makima disappears for most of the remaining drama and chaos reiterates the film’s episodic quality.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The rising intolerance that results erodes social cohesion, undermines support for democratic norms and weakens trust in institutions.—
Andrew Rojecki,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Blocking them causes disruption to the cells’ energy-generating mitochondria and leads to oxidative stress, which further weakens cancer.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The nightwear ensemble was, of course, bedazzled with purple faux fur cuff trims.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Antique or fragile glass items may also shatter under heat, and glassware finished with metallic trims or decorations can cause sparks or fires.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Defense Secretary, meanwhile, vanishes into a personal fog, thinking only of his daughter (Kaitlyn Dever), who lives in Chicago.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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However, analysts expect a sharp slump in the fourth quarter as the incentive for EV purchases vanishes.—
Rhea Rose Abraham,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Adding whole lemons slices to a classic midnight pasta brightens the dish, giving it a juicy tang to all the salty, savory flavors in the pan.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ylang-ylang delivers antioxidant-rich radiance, while pure niacinamide brightens and refines texture.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The story goes that at the homecoming pep rally in 1995, then-student body president Michael Torregrossa was pushed into the pond by other student government members.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These spots are all gone, but now, due in part to the rise of #BookTok, where genre fiction often goes viral, booksellers are once again getting more targeted in their approach.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Anok Yai put on for flipped and bumped bobs respectively, which has proven to be a year-round cut.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Fades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fades. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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