as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
The kit comes with 18 teeth whitening treatments that remove stains from sensitive teeth.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Loggins wrote this article on Crest teeth whitening kit deals to shop during Amazon Prime Day 2024.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Amazon testers have been using them for years as a cost-effective and easy solution to whitening their teeth with little-to-no complaints at all.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Whitening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitening. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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