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to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleached
Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Hoult beams with his bleached hair and Prada button-up courtside at the Lakers versus Cleveland Cavaliers game in Los Angeles on March 31.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
As previously established, HD lace is characteristically light, pre-bleached, and flexible.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
His style of play — muscular, bustling, old-school — stands in stark opposition to his bleached hair.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Center creases were prominent in Todd Snyder’s assortment of bleached and dark wash jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Perseverance discovers bleached rocks on red planet The bleached rocks discovered by the Perseverance rover analyzed in the recent study are white, clay-rich kaolinite fragments that are commonly found on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Anderson’s bleached hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Some vignettes had the grainy shading of excessive toner powder, while others were bleached out.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The feat, coupled with her easygoing personality and signature bleached halo hair, launched her to global fame.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Other pictures captured include the Kylie Cosmetics founder in a Dolce & Gabbana bra, Hermès pants, a belt by Balenciaga, dangling earrings by David Webb, and black boots that hit just below her knees, her eyebrows bleached for the shot.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
The combination of white quartz and bleached ash wood make this a piece that will brighten up even windowless bathrooms.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Even better, Liu does it all while flaunting her signature bleached halo-dye hairstyle and smiley piercing.
—Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The new ad from the appliance retailer peeks into an alternate reality in which Fieri never grew a goatee, never bleached his spikes, and wore drab button-ups and dress slacks.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Just seven days’ exposure to shipping noise weakens the immune systems of blue mussels; but a process called acoustic enrichment, broadcasting the sound of a healthy reef, can attract marine life back to a bleached one, restitching the acoustic fabric of an entire ecosystem.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Hoult beams with his bleached hair and Prada button-up courtside at the Lakers versus Cleveland Cavaliers game in Los Angeles on March 31.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
As previously established, HD lace is characteristically light, pre-bleached, and flexible.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
His style of play — muscular, bustling, old-school — stands in stark opposition to his bleached hair.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Center creases were prominent in Todd Snyder’s assortment of bleached and dark wash jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Perseverance discovers bleached rocks on red planet The bleached rocks discovered by the Perseverance rover analyzed in the recent study are white, clay-rich kaolinite fragments that are commonly found on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Anderson’s bleached hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Wet grass is susceptible to fungal infections like rust disease, dollar spot, and red thread, which can cause bleached or dead grass or orange spots on individual blades of grass.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Some vignettes had the grainy shading of excessive toner powder, while others were bleached out.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The feat, coupled with her easygoing personality and signature bleached halo hair, launched her to global fame.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Other pictures captured include the Kylie Cosmetics founder in a Dolce & Gabbana bra, Hermès pants, a belt by Balenciaga, dangling earrings by David Webb, and black boots that hit just below her knees, her eyebrows bleached for the shot.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
The combination of white quartz and bleached ash wood make this a piece that will brighten up even windowless bathrooms.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Even better, Liu does it all while flaunting her signature bleached halo-dye hairstyle and smiley piercing.
—Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The new ad from the appliance retailer peeks into an alternate reality in which Fieri never grew a goatee, never bleached his spikes, and wore drab button-ups and dress slacks.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleached
Adjective
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For the second time in a week, the Dodgers made a minor-league acquisition of a faded pitching prospect with impressive velocity but poor control.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Jenner is pictured wearing a pair of faded yellow jeans and a white tank top, paired with a belly chain.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This is accompanied by a brightening of the comet, but 3I/ATLAS brightened even more than expected.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Imagine my surprise when MMskincare’s tinted Glow Guard Correct Eye Creamimmediately brightened my under eyes with more efficacy than a color corrector.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Images incorporated into the mayor’s video showed washed-out or collapsed roads, a car stuck in floodwaters and raging waterways.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Intense flash flooding in towns like Wrightwood and Phelan in recent weeks caused devastating mudslides and washed-out roads, forcing people to be rescued by helicopter.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a fine line between being a bit mysterious in negotiations and just being wishy washy.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
23 June 2025
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The best is the smiles and dancing at the washy washy station.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
13 May 2024
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“Bleached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleached. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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