fade-out
noun
a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene.
fade-outs
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pluralof fade-out.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He also wanted the ballad to swell into a riff and the fade-out to end all fade-outs.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2018
In addition to the tremendous acting, Assayas’s direction has a novel feel, with clever fade-outs reminiscent of theater, which happen just when some bit of action is about to take place.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2015
This, as it turns out, is about when fade-outs started losing ground to songs with cold endings—or, yes, closure.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2014
Reconfiguring the original two-movement double CD, Oswald has moved pieces around, building new endings for five sides as a means to avoid fade-outs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2014
There is unquestionably a correlation between sunspots and disturbances of the Earth's magnetic field ... radio fade-outs ... auroras ... things like that.
From Disturbing Sun by Robert S. (Robert Shirley) Richardson
