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paling

[pey-ling] / ˈpeɪ lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
fading
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Even Marvel has recently seen lower box office results for its films — despite critical praise, “Thunderbolts*” grossed about $382 million worldwide on a budget of $180 million, paling in comparison to past films.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

What, you might ask, prompted this remark from the paling former personality?

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023

But each of those fines was for just $6,949, paling in comparison to what Metcalf received for the incident with Baynes, and speaking to how the NFL views any verbal offenses directed at officials.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Free agency is in its infancy in MLS, paling in the impact and intrigue that grips the NBA, NFL and MLB.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2019

There was a wooden paling around it, broken by a small wooden gate, and at length—there being nobody in sight to ask—we walked through to the garden and so to the house.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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