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Type Words
Synonyms disappearance
Type of termination, ending, conclusion
Type Words
Synonyms wither
Type of vanish, disappear, go away
Derivation fading
Type Words
Synonyms melt
Type of weaken


The scene begins to fade.
Type Words
Synonyms slice, slicing
Type of golf stroke, golf shot, swing
Type Words
Synonyms languish
Type of deteriorate, degenerate, drop, devolve
Derivation fading
Type Words
Synonyms blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass, pass off
Type of vanish, go away, disappear

Examples of fade

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Crist threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Michael Floyd on a fade for a 7-3 lead.
From the suntimes.com
Jessica, with a smile that seemingly doesn't fade, seems like his perfect match.
From the sfgate.com
Still, what doesn't seem to fade are timeless, seasonless black pants ensembles.
From the online.wsj.com
Mothers and wives tend to fade into the background sometimes, or at least I did.
From the washingtonpost.com
There's been a flurry of sales, but they could fade as the holidays draw nearer.
From the latimes.com
George Bush is a lame duck and will soon fade into history, as will Sen. McCain.
From the thestate.com
Apparently it's also caused any fears of Wall's academic abilities to fade away.
From the kentucky.com
Currently, that means changing his swing shape to hit a fade rather than a draw.
From the thestate.com
The unusual family was supposed to fade into the fabric of Lexington after that.
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More examples
  • Slice: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
  • Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
  • Gradually ceasing to be visible
  • Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
  • Evanesce: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
  • Languish: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
  • FADE is digital rights management software developed by Macrovision. It operates by detecting if a game has been pirated, and initially allows the player to use the game normally but eventually and gradually degrades certain game features over a time, eventually rendering it unplayable.
  • In audio engineering, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the level of an audio signal. The term can also be used for film cinematography or theatre lighting, in much the same way (see fade (filmmaking) and fade (lighting)).
  • "Fade" was an extremely obscure single released promotionally in the Philippines by the band Blue Angel, taken from their 1980 album also called Blue Angel. Vocals were provided by Cyndi Lauper. It did not achieve any chart success and did not even have an accompanying picture sleeve. ...