as in bleaches
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 blanches
This World Cup lead-up has also been about the FIFAfication of America, where even notorious former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter blanches at the level of cronyism, politicization and money-grabbing on display.
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Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 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
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanches
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His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.
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But with parking spaces costing thousands of dollars apiece — one transportation cost analysis put the land-and-construction cost of a surface parking space at about $8,000 in 2022 dollars — the incentive to design bigger spaces quickly fades.
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Then again later, because the panic fades before anything gets built.
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Hers was protected by a wide headpiece while a pink lipstick brightens her smile, her nails are painted in an ever-chic milky shade.
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Niacinamide and vitamin E work to strengthen, vitamin C brightens, AHA exfoliates and smooths, and collagen peptides help reduce the appearance of fine lines while boosting elasticity.
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“Blanches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanches. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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