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The phrase "are faded" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has lost its color, brightness, or clarity over time.
Example: "The photographs from our vacation are faded, but they still bring back wonderful memories."
Alternatives: "have lost their color" or "are worn out."
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My jeans are faded.
They are faded and undesirable.
The machines are faded shadows of their gleaming, efficient selves.
These pictures are faded now and far away.
The few that remain are faded and out of style.
There are faded wood walls, old sofas and a small patio on the ground floor.
But the posters of Arafat and the dictums of his Fatah movement are faded.
The colours are faded, but not enough to stop the photograph breaking my heart.
Bleached by the sun, the words are faded but still visible 10 years on.
Today, the murals are faded and cracked from years of exposure to sun and rain.
The colors in the snapshots are faded, and the images on the slides are tiny.
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