as in fades
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleaches
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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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleaches
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But eventually, the party fades, and the album turns inward.—
Maria Nenet Barrios,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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The app automatically filters content using quality scores derived from user behavior, so better-quality content is likely to rise to the top, whereas poor-quality content fades away.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 June 2026
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According to Hill, good old-fashioned sunlight naturally kills bacteria, refreshes items, and whitens fabrics.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Bleaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleaches. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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