Ray and Shade

Ray

Ray noun - A very small amount.

Usage example: the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive

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Shade and ray are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shade" instead a noun "Ray".

Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye

Shade noun - A very small amount.

Usage example: just a shade taller than his dance partner

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Ray and shade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ray" instead a noun "Shade".

Nearby Words: shadow, shady, shaded, shading, shad

normal	normal ray	normal shade
standard	standard ray	standard shade
original	original ray	original shade
green	green ray	green shade
Other adjectives: single, bright, real, new, yellow, gigantic, different, giant, red.

Warner eventually rectified this by releasing a Blu-Ray where the Lorax's fur has a consistent shade of orange.

Source: Digital Destruction
The 2011 DC relaunch completely retconned the events of the story, with Ryan Choi once again retaking the Atom identity in the new Justice League series and Ray being demoted to a supporting character (for now) in the separate, now sadly cancelled Frankenstein: Agents of SHADE book.

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