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
Blanch: Also known as parboiling, blanching involves cooking a food in boiling water for a short period of time, then quickly cooling it down in an ice bath to halt the cooking process.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Purists might blanch, but tinkering with the music EQ is where this headset starts to shine.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Through it all, Thune kept talking to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a moderate Mainer who blanched at the bill’s Medicaid cuts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Yet there is an incoherence to many of Trump’s initiatives that would cause midcentury conservatives to blanch.
—Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Purists might blanch, but tinkering with the music EQ is where this headset starts to shine.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Through it all, Thune kept talking to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a moderate Mainer who blanched at the bill’s Medicaid cuts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Yet there is an incoherence to many of Trump’s initiatives that would cause midcentury conservatives to blanch.
—Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanch
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Baking soda generally does not bleach or discolor carpets.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Without them, corals are ghostly white and bleached.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mankinlu Maple Leaf Solar Pathway Lights As daylight starts to fade earlier, these cute pathway lights add both charm and function to your yard.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Trail Blazers faded in the fourth quarter en route to a 118-114 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Take a page out of our '90s design playbook and mix contrasting patterns, bring in plenty of cozy textiles, and add a stylish floor lamp to brighten dark fall and winter evenings.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Make your home feel like a winter wonderland with this short house that’s made of rattan and intertwined with LED lights to brighten up your front porch or walkway.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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His hair was long, the light of the laptop whitening his eyes.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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This number one-selling electric toothbrush is equipped with four cleansing modes to whiten and brighten your teeth over time, plus eight replacement heads for convenience.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Blanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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