fade-out
noun
: an act or instance of fading out
especially
: a gradual decrease in a motion-picture or television image's visibility at the end of a sequence
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Is this just stage one of the slow, graceful fade-out both players desire — a farewell tour that lasts multiple years like Elton John?
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And any fade-out of Boomers could shift American politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Short, choppy conversations typically result in both quicker fade-outs and volume adjustments, while audio levels revert more gradually with longer conversations or patches of speech.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
Trending Now: Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out
One legal expert emphasized that the food companies suing over a policy is generally the mark of a strong law.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
And any fade-out of Boomers could shift American politics.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Short, choppy conversations typically result in both quicker fade-outs and volume adjustments, while audio levels revert more gradually with longer conversations or patches of speech.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
Trending Now: Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out
One legal expert emphasized that the food companies suing over a policy is generally the mark of a strong law.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
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“Fade-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fade-out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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