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pales

verb as in become, make lighter or weakened

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County, but his unfavorability still pales in comparison to the bad vibes voters seem to get from Gascón.

In an unusual statement about the comments to the AP, McConnell said, “Whatever I may have said about President Trump pales in comparison to what J.D. Vance, Lindsey Graham, and others have said about him,” McConnell said, “but we are all on the same team now.”

From Slate

Berlin is the second largest donor after Washington, though the volume pales in significance compared with its ally's across the Atlantic.

From BBC

As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, entertainment industry experts and insiders overwhelmingly agree that California’s $330-million tax credit program — which pales in comparison to more generous and expansive incentives offered by other states and countries — is the biggest factor dissuading studios from shooting movies and TV series in the state.

Experts say that figure pales in comparison with the company’s 31.9 billion-pound annual production capacity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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