• Becomes a whiter shade of pale
• Becomes a whiter shade of pale, perhaps
• Becomes dim
• Becomes indistinct
• Blends into the background
• Blowout alternatives
• Blows over
• Decreases
• Dies out
• Diminishes
• Dims
• Disappears gradually
• Disappears slowly
• Drifts slowly away
• Drops back, as in a horse race
• Drops out of contention
• Dwindles
• Early '90s hair styles
• End-of-song studio techniques
• Evanesces
• Falls behind in the end
• Film effects
• Flags at the finish
• Gets sleepy
• Gradually vanishes
• Gradually weakens
• Grows dim
• Grows faint
• Grows ghostly
• Is affected by sunlight, perhaps
• Lightens up a little
• Loses brightness
• Loses clarity
• Loses color
• Loses energy
• Loses luster
• Loses prominence
• Loses stamina
• Loses steam
• Loses strength
• Quiets gradually
• Recedes from public memory
• Scene enders, perhaps
• Scene enders, sometimes
• Scene-changing techniques
• Some tactically-played golf shots
• Turns dim
• Vanishes
• Vanishes into thin air
• Wanes
• Washes out
• Weakens