as in faded
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as in brightened
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleached
Adjective
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Gap High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans These wide-leg jeans are designed in a light blue wash with whiskered and faded details, and flared, bell-like hems.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025 -
While the original, faded version of the Declaration is housed at the National Archives, the copy in the Oval Office appears to feature clear and legible text.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hollis brightened the beige-on-beige hallway entrance to her apartment by hanging a wreath of flowers on her brown door.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Paired to a beautiful, matching bracelet and equipped also with rubber or black-lined grey alligator straps, the Overseas Ultra-Thin is a versatile piece that can be dressed up or down in an instant.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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Trump acknowledged the potential grey area - and repeated his claim about Biden's cognition - while speaking to reporters on Air Force One.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her husband Justin, meanwhile, wore his usual bulbous silhouette and teeny headgear: in a large textured black fleece, a red hoodie, beige trousers, suede brown moccasins, and a tight gray beanie.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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Choose between gray and white stripes or black and white stripes to coordinate with your outdoor sofa or lounge chairs.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lindsay’s nails cause the color of the nail bed to look half white and half red or brown, whereas Terry’s nails cause the nail bed to look mostly white or washed-out, per Cleveland Clinic.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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This shade leans totally into nude territory without being washed-out.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 July 2024
Adjective
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The best is the smiles and dancing at the washy washy station.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
13 May 2024
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But like most of his saccharine repertoire, the lyrics don’t go much further than a washy setting of twinkly romance at the sock hop.—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
10 Dec. 2023
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“Bleached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleached. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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