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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Aged fades emphasized the fabric’s softness and popular status in closets.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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William, too, endures as a devoted subject, if one who fades from view in the book’s later sections.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ample natural light from the floor-to-ceiling window on the far wall brightens the entire space.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Formula-wise, stabilized retinal is super gentle and minimizes irritation, while ginseng brightens and boosts circulation, and glycerin supports the skin barrier.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Bleaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleaches. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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