fade
verb (used without object)
to lose brightness or vividness of color.
has faded
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present perfectof fade (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That dominance has faded in recent years, particularly after their failure to reach last year's World Cup final.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
This may be a sign that investor demand for upside calls has faded and that the pace of new capital entering the trade has slowed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Still jailed in France after being captured in 1994, Ramírez has faded from collective memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the decades that followed, the sport appeared in films and on television, but that prominence has faded.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
For him, I suppose, it has faded with time, as he grows more and more used to his new world.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
