as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
a good washing with bleach should blanch these yellowed sheets
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Recent Examples of blanch
There's no need to blanch bell peppers before freezing.
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Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
It’s brined, blanched, glazed, dry-aged, fried, grilled, then basted in the wok with oil; the entire process takes five days to prepare.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Keane soaks the broccoli rabe, blanches it and squeezes out the bitter liquid.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.
—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
It’s brined, blanched, glazed, dry-aged, fried, grilled, then basted in the wok with oil; the entire process takes five days to prepare.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Keane soaks the broccoli rabe, blanches it and squeezes out the bitter liquid.
—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanch
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After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity.
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Ortega can be seen leaving her Wednesday-era long jet-black hair and bleached eyebrows behind.
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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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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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“Blanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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