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washed-out

[wosht-out, wawsht-] / ˈwɒʃtˈaʊt, ˈwɔʃt- /


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Wearing a washed-out prison uniform and sporting a short grey beard, Masud listened as the hearing before judge Dabney L. Friedrich got under way at the District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Celebrities like Dua Lipa and Lena Dunham have posted wistful, washed-out pictures celebrating the decennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

It’s funny how just the grainy, washed-out look of videotape can conjure so much melancholy.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

Segments of major highways are closed due to landslides, washed-out roads and collapsed bridges.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

He disliked his washed-out green eyes and his red-freckled face.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie