| Less vibrant |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2026 |
| Having less color |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2026 |
| Less colourful |
The Telegraph Plusword |
07 Jan 2026 |
| Less tanned |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Jan 2026 |
| Less dark |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Dec 2025 |
| More washed out |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Comparatively ashen |
The Atlantic |
19 Oct 2025 |
| Less colorful |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Not as colorful |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Whiter variety of pearl (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Lighter in color |
LA Times Daily |
24 Aug 2025 |
| More ashen; pearl (anag.) |
The Telegraph Plusword |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Quiet king drinking beer, looking less healthy? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
09 Aug 2025 |
| Less colourful (5) |
Mirror Quick |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Pearl sadly faded (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Having a lighter complexion (5) |
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| Lighter in color |
Commuter |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Got lighter in color |
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| Less colorful |
New York Times Mini |
20 May 2025 |
| More whey-faced |
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| Friend, with some hesitation, looking less healthy? (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
10 May 2025 |
| Less saturated |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2025 |
| More whitish |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Having less colour |
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| Section of fence, right, should be lighter (5) |
|
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| More peaked |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2025 |
| More pastel in toning (5) |
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| Less colourful friend meets royal (5) |
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| Not as bright |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Less bright |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Not as brightly hued |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2024 |
| Whiter variety of pearl (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Sep 2024 |
| More light-coloured (5) |
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| Less caramelized, as onions |
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| Less colorful |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Less bright |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Pearl (anag.) |
The Telegraph Plusword |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Whiter variety of pearl (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 May 2024 |
| Less bright |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2024 |
| Not quite as suntanned |
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| Less bright in color |
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| Not as flushed |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Less colourful pair drinking beer |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
19 Jan 2024 |
| More ashen-faced |
Commuter |
22 Dec 2023 |
| Less tan, say |
Universal |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Less bright |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2023 |
| More washed out |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2023 |
| More pasty |
USA Today |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Not as vibrant |
Universal |
14 Mar 2023 |
| More washed-out |
Universal |
15 Dec 2022 |
| More fair |
New York Times |
09 Dec 2022 |
| Pastier |
Universal |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Less flushed |
Universal |
08 Oct 2022 |
| Less tanned, say |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Less colorful |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Less bright, colorwise |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2022 |
| More peaked |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2022 |
| More ghostly |
Universal |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Less ruddy |
Universal |
02 Dec 2021 |
| Not as ruddy |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2021 |
| Not as colorful |
|
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| Not as ruddy |
Universal |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Not so bright |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Aug 2021 |
| Not as tanned |
|
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| Not as tanned |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Not as bright |
|
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| Not as bright |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Less bright |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2020 |
| Less colorful |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2020 |
| Less bright |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Less tanned |
Universal |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Cultured pearl is less vivid |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Apr 2020 |
| More ashen |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Less colorful |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| More highly drawn |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2019 |
| More ashen |
Family Time |
28 Oct 2019 |
| Less bronzed |
|
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| Less bronzed |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2019 |
| A sample of cheap ale, rough, somewhat lighter than IPA |
|
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| Closer to white |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Aug 2019 |
| Less rosy |
Newsday |
30 May 2019 |
| Less ruddy |
Universal |
17 May 2019 |
| Ghostlier-looking |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Less colorful |
Universal |
30 Mar 2019 |
| Ghostlier-looking |
|
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| Closer to white |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| More ashen |
Premier Sunday |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Not as tanned |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2018 |
| More ghostly looking |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2018 |
| More like an albino |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2018 |
| Drink pair imbibing is not so ruddy |
|
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| Lighter in the face |
Universal |
01 Jul 2018 |
| Not as bright in comparison |
|
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| Less tanned |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2018 |
| Not as tanned |
|
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| Not as tanned |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Not so ruddy |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2018 |
| Not as tanned |
|
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| More ghostly looking |
|
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| More like an albino |
|
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| Less tanned |
|
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| Not so ruddy |
|
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| Lighter in the face |
|
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| Lighter |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Whiter variety of pearl |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Looking less well, maybe friend has hesitation |
|
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| Not as tanned |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Not as good-looking? |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2017 |
| Not as good-looking? |
|
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| Less tanned |
Newsday |
26 Apr 2017 |
| Not as tanned |
|
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| Not as good-looking? |
|
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| Not so tan |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2016 |
| Many in relapse, falling back, looking less well |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Jul 2016 |
| More sick-looking |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2016 |
| Less dark |
The Times Concise |
08 Jun 2016 |
| Not as brightly colored |
Newsday |
02 May 2016 |
| Not so tan |
|
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| More sick-looking |
|
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| Not so bright |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Not as rosy-cheeked |
Family Time |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Not as colorful |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Lighter father left to the Queen |
|
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| Comparatively wan |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2015 |
| Not as tanned |
|
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| Not so bright |
|
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| Not as tanned |
|
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| Not as colorful |
|
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| Comparatively wan |
|
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| Having spent less time in the sun |
|
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| Less tanned |
|
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| Less hardy-looking |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| Not as brightly colored |
|
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| More washed-out |
|
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| Less tanned |
|
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| More sallow |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| More colorless |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| Less hardy-looking |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| More washed out |
|
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| Lighter in color |
|
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| Not as tan |
|
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| More frightened, perhaps |
|
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| Less hardy-looking |
|
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| Not as ruddy |
|
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| Not as bright |
|
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| Not as bright |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More ghostlike |
|
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| Less healthy looking |
|
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| More chalky |
|
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| Not as flushed |
|
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| Not as flushed |
|
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| Not as ruddy |
|
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| Less well-looking |
|
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| Less tan |
|
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| Not so bright |
|
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| Less healthy looking |
|
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| More peaked |
|
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| Not as ruddy |
|
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| Not so bright |
|
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| Less tanned |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More washed out |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| More ghostlike |
|
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| Comparatively wan |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| More waxen |
|
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| Not as tanned |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| Less healthy-looking |
|
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| Having spent less time in the sun |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| Needing more sun |
|
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| Not as bright |
|
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| Not as flushed |
|
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| Not as ruddy |
|
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| Lighter in color |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More white |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| Appearing less healthy |
|
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| Not as tan |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| Not as tan |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| Not as suntanned |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| Less tan |
|
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| More sickly looking |
|
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| More pallid |
|
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| More sickly looking |
|
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| More washed out |
|
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| More in need of bronzer |
|
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| Relatively light |
|
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| More white |
|
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| Less colorful |
|
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| Less vivid |
|
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| Weaker in color |
|
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| Not as bright |
|
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| More washed out |
|
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| Dimmer |
|
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| More washed-out |
|
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| More white |
|
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| Less ruddy |
|
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| More waxen |
|
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| More ashy |
|
|
| Not so ruddy |
|
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| Having less color |
|
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| More ghostlike |
|
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| Not so ruddy |
|
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| Not as bright |
|
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| More ghostly |
|
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| Chalkier |
|
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| Less Vivid |
|
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| More ghostly |
|
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| More washed out |
|
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| More albinolike |
|
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| More wan |
|
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| More ashen |
|
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| More etiolated |
|
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| More sallow |
|
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| More pallid |
|
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| Having less color |
|
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| Not so colorful |
|
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| Containing less chroma |
|
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| Wanner |
|
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| Less rubicund |
|
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| More colorless |
|
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| Dimmer |
|
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| Fainter |
|
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| Not as distinct |
|
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| More feeble |
|
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| More washed-out |
|
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| More faint |
|
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| Whiter |
|
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| Less vivid |
|
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| More faint. |
|
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| Less tanned. |
|
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| Less colorful. |
|
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| Not so tan. |
|
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| Not so tan |
|
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| Not so ruddy. |
|
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| Whiter. |
|
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| Less intense. |
|
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| Dimmer. |
|
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| Not so ruddy |
|
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| Not so bright |
|
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| Lighter |
|
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| Not so bright. |
|
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| More ashen. |
|
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| Less ruddy. |
|
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| More peaked. |
|
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