as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag
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Recent Examples of whiten
One big exception will be in the East, where a storm will soak portions of the northeastern U.S. with rain and will even whiten some areas with light snow on New Year's Eve.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Arrietty Next in is Arrietty, who does elf drag by whitening the triangle between her eyebrows to the extreme.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Plus, score savings on best-selling teeth whitening strips.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This whitening set comes with whitening toothpaste and whitening strips to truly transform a smile.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Arrietty Next in is Arrietty, who does elf drag by whitening the triangle between her eyebrows to the extreme.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Plus, score savings on best-selling teeth whitening strips.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This whitening set comes with whitening toothpaste and whitening strips to truly transform a smile.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiten
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Hot tools and bleaching weaken hair’s natural bonds, leading to brittleness, breakage, and, yes, dryness.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2025
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Graphic Packaging completed the sale of its Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper Corporation for $711 million.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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The resin material looks like solid wood but won’t fade in the sun or require repainting.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Use a cotton swab to work the treatment into seams and to brighten up vents, crevices and other irregular surfaces. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Casa Loewe’s golden facade brightens the Jing’an Kerry Center commercial district.—
WWD,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Whiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiten. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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