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pastel

[pa-stel, pas-tl] / pæˈstɛl, ˈpæs tl /
ADJECTIVE
muted in color
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Elsewhere in Haute Couture Week, Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny sat front row for the Schiaparelli show in a pastel yellow-coloured suit and a tie of plaited golden strands.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Daisy’s husband Matt, for one, feels torn about the spoopiness that retailers foreground with their shelves of pastel pumpkins and rainbow-hued ghosts, and not just because of the aesthetics.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Don’t panic buy a pastel frock for your garden party or beach soirée.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The vivid pink began to fade after four days, becoming a softer pastel shade.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

It’s tiny, but the pastel wallpaper, canopy bed, and twinkly lights make it the prettiest room in the house.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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