bleaches

present tense third-person singular of bleach

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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. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • Aged fades emphasized the fabric’s softness and popular status in closets.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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