as in pale
lacking intensity of color
a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls
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as in watercolor
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Recent Examples of pastel
Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
The bouquet includes daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, roses, orchids, a waterlily dahlia, and more, all in pretty pastel hues of pink, orange, green, and blue.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring a swirl of pastels, the piece was characteristic of the artist, who is known for colorful, frenetic works that appear abstract but reveal distinct and often explicit figures, when observed closely.
—Maggie Lange, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Whimsical Vibes Give us pastel blues and pinks any day.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
The bouquet includes daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, roses, orchids, a waterlily dahlia, and more, all in pretty pastel hues of pink, orange, green, and blue.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mix in some solid pastel wrapping papers, too, and top them with patterned ribbons.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Featuring a swirl of pastels, the piece was characteristic of the artist, who is known for colorful, frenetic works that appear abstract but reveal distinct and often explicit figures, when observed closely.
—Maggie Lange, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastel
Adjective
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Birdie wore a coordinating one-piece swimsuit in the same color, paired with pale pink cowboy boots.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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His mother, Rhonda, was a fashion designer who sold watercolor drawings of her designs to clothing manufacturers throughout Manhattan.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Desprez created a watercolor painting during that timeframe that depicts a feast taking place in the grotto.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The image that really got me on social media this week was a faded photo of a man and woman, standing on what looks like the front steps of their home.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Bureau told the story of a spy adrift, working in the shadow of a faded empire.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The ticket matched five winning Powerball numbers and the Power Play multiplier, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the national Powerball site said.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The rain is forecast to be widespread but is expected to be light enough to avoid major flooding.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Alba’s creations are cut from plush materials such as corduroy and flannel, featuring natural shoulders and only the lightest of canvasing in the chest, which results in a less-formal look.—
Aleks Cvetkovic,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2024
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In egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, Santiago with an Apostolic Man shows a figure at right-hand staring at the viewer.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Two works of egg tempera on calfskin from New York painter Altoon Sultan-Dark Corner (2021) and Lines and loop (2021), adorn the walls.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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Taking it back further, Flo Jo’s long acrylics in the 1980s broke barriers, while Lil’ Kim’s short squared look in the ‘90s, and macro French tips on Mary J. Blige in the ‘00s became certified classics.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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The best and brightest superstars in tennis — such as Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and others — battle it out on cushioned acrylic hard courts during the 2025 Australian Open, which kicks off the new tennis season.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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