as in bleached
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as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color
the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope
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Adjective
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Anderson’s bleached hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Her bleached blond hair, worn long and straight, or up in a twist with tresses cascading down, as well as her penchant for casual, form-fitting outfits kept her image contemporary-looking long after the ‘60s were over.—
Lee Smith,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sun-faded and well-worn, a great pair of distressed jeans can tell a story in its patches and tears.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Decolorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decolorized. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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