as in to fade
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleach
That chemistry is on full display among the Blue Devils, who have freshly bleached blond hair.
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Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
The wheat straw was then cut into smaller pieces and pretreated to remove dust and other fine particles, and then bleached.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
But beyond these gardens the terrain is dry, trees thin; green after summer rains, but parched and bleached for most of the year.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
The wheat straw was then cut into smaller pieces and pretreated to remove dust and other fine particles, and then bleached.
—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.
—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
But beyond these gardens the terrain is dry, trees thin; green after summer rains, but parched and bleached for most of the year.
—
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleach
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But Rosales said that tradition was fading, possibly another casualty of a more cutthroat political climate.
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The pen barrel depicts fields of wheat that fade into plowed farmland and trees, with distant mountains rising beneath a vast open sky.
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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The Magic Cream is packed with powerhouse ingredients like hyaluronic acid and shea butter to deeply hydrate, and vitamins C and E to brighten and protect your skin.
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The bad news: Non-decolorized, whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested.
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Blurring bamboo silk powders keep shine in check without dulling skin, while camellia seed oil and antioxidant-rich vitamin E help mature complexions look smooth, hydrated, and naturally luminous.
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Bitch, despite being created with Reed in tandem with My Face Hurts From Smiling, leans more pop and R&B with lyrics that may have been dulled down for palatability.
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Use baking soda to treat stains in your laundry, freshen and soften fabrics, and boost bleach whitening abilities.
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The chemical remains an ingredient in countless products from whitening toothpastes to eyeshadows, although the FDA did ban its inclusion in household soap products in 2016.
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“Bleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleach. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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