1
as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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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
Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, long after the flavor fades and without any clear nutritional benefit.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Plan to get out your sterile snippers within a month after the final flower fades.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
When monitoring wanes and enforcement fades, workers pay the price first in wages and safety, then in silenced voices and must choose between an empty stomach and their rights.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
As 2025 fades away in the rearview mirror, Americans have quickly shifted their attention toward recent events in Venezuela.
—Stephen Wilder, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Kids can use the water pen to reveal art scenes, and then do it again when the picture fades.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The city fades quickly in the rearview mirror.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Mattias Janmark is a fine defensive winger, but his offensive ability fades each season.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.
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If the money's not coming in, the money disappears.—
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Anna disappears after her daughter’s death, essentially ghosting her life—including her job as a news anchor in Atlanta.—
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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.—
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An overreliance on tools weakens our civilization (and saps the film’s dramatic thrills).—
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Ignoring this reality weakens any serious climate plan.—
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Skip cosmetic pruning of conifers during the coldest part of winter and delay shaping trims for ornamental yews, junipers, boxwoods, and tree-type conifers like dwarf spruces until after the new flush of growth in spring.—
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Small but mighty, trims are the MVPs of the fashion world.—
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Described as a love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, the series was to be set in 1980 Montauk, Long Island, where a young boy vanishes into thin air.—
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The rain vanishes mid-air, leaving behind only wind that strips away the remaining topsoil.—
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Creative play brightens, and feelings gently soften as the Moon leaps into your 5th House of Affection.—
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Seeking a vitamin C that brightens without irritation?—
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
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The handy bag goes with just about any outfit and can be dressed down for dog walks or dressed up for dinner out on the town.—
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With a variety of lengths and styles to choose from, bobs can be tailored to flatter virtually any face shape or hair texture.—
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While classic bobs and breezy lobs will always have their place, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of something a bit more shaggy.—
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“Fades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fades. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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