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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of blench
as in recoils
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust she blenched from the horrible sight

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blenches

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of blench
as in bleaches
to make white or whiter by removing color we'll have to blench the sheets with bleach to restore that snow-white look

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blenches
  1. recoils
  2. bleaches
  3. flinches
  4. fades
  5. winces
  6. brightens
Verb
  • Something in the liberal heart recoils in the face of righteous ruthlessness.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Looking through scans from his first VIBE story from back in 2012, Rocky laughs at first, then immediately recoils.
    — Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of recoils
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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.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of bleaches
Verb
  • Advertisement Throughout the narrative, Johnson never flinches in his portrayal of the wreck, unleashing footage of investigators approaching the car and the victims’ families.
    — Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
  • DiVincenzo never flinches at adversity.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of flinches
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  • Without someone to introduce the work, answer questions, or model what a career in the field looks like, the specialty fades into the background.
    — Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Their heads are orange, stark against the dark blue hue of their torso, which fades to white, then orange and finally black down the length of their tails.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of fades
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  • The slot formerly occupied by Milli Vanilli will be taken by a dog whistle, being blown into the microphone very loudly so that everyone winces and covers their ears.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • Duncan winces, then again attempts to change the subject.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Definition of winces
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  • Your 7th House of Partnership brightens as the nurturing Moon conjoins romantic Venus, encouraging fairer exchanges in close relationships.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • Your 1st House of Identity brightens as the dynamic Sun in your sign squares structuring Saturn in your 10th House of Career.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Definition of brightens
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