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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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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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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

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Warner flinches not about a birthday that is often associated with the beginning of decline.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026
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

Definition of flinches

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LaFleur winces, until learning the Packers were a respectable 16th in core-four performance (as measured by Expected Points Added) last season.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Toxicologist Fernández has stayed in touch with his patient and still winces about how Mark feared reporting the crime to the police could reflect poorly on him professionally.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of winces

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Along with many of the brand’s red light therapy tools, this device helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles, brightens your complexion, and, well, makes your skin look better.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
And as a lamp lights up a dark room, our faithfulness to God brightens the path for others, including government officials, to be more faithful, too.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

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