Meaning & use
Paled
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Became pale, especially from fear, illness, or shock; also used figuratively to mean seeming less significant by comparison.
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Her face paled when she heard the news.
His earlier achievements paled beside this latest success.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'pale'; the figurative sense 'paled in comparison' is especially common in modern usage.
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