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Meanings of faded in English

Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.

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        Reduced in strength.

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              Usage of faded in English
              1
              Since September 11th, events in Northern Ireland have faded out of view.
              The Irish Times
              2
              It happened quite quickly, and soon the bird was no longer faded.
              Folktales from africa: the baboons who went this way and that
              3
              And my shirts are honorably faded by sun, sea, and hard work.
              Shadow zone
              4
              A tiny trail of smoke curled up; and faded in the blue.
              The Call of the Blood
              5
              But the jungle was gone; the vision had faded with the seer.
              Everybody's Lonesome: A True Fairy Story
              6
              Two children were rescued, but hope faded as the day went on.
              The Guardian
              7
              A second later, heavy boots pounded past and faded in the distance.
              The Name of the Wind
              8
              Long time the journey endured; and the dream faded and again revived.
              Adela Cathcart, Volume 3
              9
              What happened, Lee thought, when protection faded and only possession was left?
              Silent screams
              10
              The original motive of the aggressor faded away in prudence and circumspection.
              On War
              11
              Away in the distance the purple hills faded into the sunset sky.
              Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters
              12
              The trees on the hillside faded from view in the gathering darkness.
              Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
              13
              Everything faded but the single thought: She had to save her father.
              Shades of gray
              14
              Perhaps half the native population of the region had already faded away.
              New york: the novel
              15
              The ferocious purpose in the black eyes faded to a ghastly terror.
              The Heart of Unaga
              16
              She is about forty, small and rather faded yet somehow very young.
              I capture the castle
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