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
To get its fine and uniform texture, the almonds are first blanched, which means they have been boiled to remove their outer skin.2
Almond flour's protein and fiber content help promote satiety and can prevent overeating or mindless snacking between meals.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
Note: The original recipe recommends blanching the diced celery in the boiling water for about 30 seconds, then draining and setting aside.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The recipe, like many spinach dip recipes, calls for fresh spinach to be blanched and shocked.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
At its most basic, peanut butter consists of peanuts that are roasted and blanched, then ground into a thick, nutritionally dense spread.
—Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
Note: The original recipe recommends blanching the diced celery in the boiling water for about 30 seconds, then draining and setting aside.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The recipe, like many spinach dip recipes, calls for fresh spinach to be blanched and shocked.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
At its most basic, peanut butter consists of peanuts that are roasted and blanched, then ground into a thick, nutritionally dense spread.
—Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanch
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Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered its biggest ever decline last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since recording began in 1980, mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, which can lead to widespread mortality, appeared first in 1998 and have been found in the last 27 years of steadily rising temperatures—in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The television had faded to a speck and Ted took my other hand and the three of us snaked from the room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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That uptick in sales and streams hasn’t faded just yet, even though the shock has largely worn off.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After predictably dimming for multiple months, the stellar explosion inexplicably began brightening again.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Only the edges of the sand dunes, and the sky just above them, were beginning to brighten.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, the best teeth whitening strips can help lift discoloration and brighten your smile, with some claiming results in as little as 10 minutes.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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In Matt’s case, his son asked for teeth whitening strips.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Blanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanch. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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