fade
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She gives him lotus flowers to dull his pain, but as he keeps eating them, his memories and sense of identity begin to fade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
They know their cognition will continue to fade, and they might live for years in an agitated, delusional state where they’ll need round-the-clock care from people they don’t recognize.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Many stars are poor candidates because chemical signatures from swallowed planets can fade or become difficult to distinguish.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
As the afternoon wears on, the wind begins to fade and the kites slowly drift back to earth.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
I laughed, but then watched her smile fade a little.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
McElwee’s voice, more mature and stoic than before, fades in.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
It means early light will tell your tired brain it is time to switch on, and it also tells your body to feel sleepy when daylight fades.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Stocks in the space sector are deepening their declines on Thursday as the SpaceX halo fades further.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
So if dispersion reaches a top and AI scarcity fades, the S&P 500 could feel the pain as the primary engine of the bull market fades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Everything fades except the thump of my heart as we sit in cold metal chairs and wait.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Above the auditorium, a faded Anthony Heinsbergen mural offers a glimpse of the theater’s past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Yusha's mother Yasin Akter says her child had once dreamt of becoming a dancer - an aspiration that has since faded.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Witkoff has become so ubiquitous in international transactions that his role as the co-founder of Trump’s business has all but faded into the gilt wallpaper of the Oval Office.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Yet by the final whistle, those conversations had faded into the background.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ours is red brick with faded white trim outlining its three stories.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
But at the same time he'd witnessed the effects of certain industries fading away in the North West of England.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But belief in the American dream is fading.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The pattern is expected to prolong an unrelated existing marine heat wave off the coast of California, which otherwise would have been expected to start fading between October and December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, early suspicions about Chinese AI models as a security threat are fading, at least somewhat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Let’s go! Let’s go! Pond’s health is fading fast!”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing fade
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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"The Lotus Seed"
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Sonnet 18
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