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Fades Crossword Clue

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noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

• the outward flow of the tide

verb

• flow back or recede

• hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

• fall away or decline

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adjective

• made dim or less bright

adjective satellite

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

verb

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

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noun

• a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

• any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

verb

• undergo atrophy

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New York Times27 Sep 1998 Down 49
New York Times25 Feb 1989 Down 31
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