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Recent Examples of whiten The kit comes with 18 treatments designed to remove stains and whiten sensitive teeth. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 These whitening breath strips have two main benefits: to instantly eliminate bad breath and whiten teeth by up to four shades. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 Dec. 2024 What was the big difference this time around when testing an at-home teeth whitening kit? Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 Avoid toothpastes, whitening products, and other oral substances with a low pH (in the acidic range). Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for whiten 
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Verb
  • As the land is entirely indoors its scenery can be much more elaborate than in outdoor theme parks as there is no danger of it being damaged by the wind or bleached by the sun.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The ingredients of a Group 4 meal tend to be created when foods are refined, bleached, hydrogenated, fractionated, or extruded—in other words, when whole foods are broken into components or otherwise chemically modified.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Sunlight had begun to fade, casting a shadow on the space.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally derived essential oils are difficult to stabilize and can fade or change over time, giving your perfume a shorter shelf life from the first spray to the last.
    Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That's Cosrx's Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, whose namesake ingredient (96% snail mucin) soothes blemishes, brightens acne scars, and evens out hyperpigmentation.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This majesty palm is popular for being a pet-friendly, low maintenance plant that brightens a space with its tropical green fronds.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Whiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiten. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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