1
as in faded
lacking an addition of color
dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house
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2
as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
told a little white lie to spare her feelings
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as in pure
free from sin
the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white
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Recent Examples of white
Though exact branding and naming has yet to be determined, the team’s colors will be orange, blue and white, representing various symbols of California and the city’s flag.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Livvy Dunne wears a sexy maroon mini dress and white pumps to Aqua Roma in New York City.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The Air Jordan 4 Retro Georgetown is expected to feature a gray suede upper with a mix of navy blue and white accents throughout and a translucent rubber outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
In a new Instagram dump, the 50-year-old actress stunned in a series of photos, featuring her in a white button-down collared shirt and big black sunglasses.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Livvy Dunne wears a sexy maroon mini dress and white pumps to Aqua Roma in New York City.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The Air Jordan 4 Retro Georgetown is expected to feature a gray suede upper with a mix of navy blue and white accents throughout and a translucent rubber outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
In a new Instagram dump, the 50-year-old actress stunned in a series of photos, featuring her in a white button-down collared shirt and big black sunglasses.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white
Adjective
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Leaving the faded flowers on these plants will ensure seeds develop to nurture the next generation of blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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When deadheading, cut where the blossom's stem joins the rest of the plant—in other words, remove not only the faded flower, but the tiny stem attached to it as well.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said at a news conference that Hill’s conduct was inappropriate but ultimately harmless.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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This harmless, doll-like look juxtaposed with the anger running through their punk discographies and unruly performances was meant to subvert the expectations of women as docile objects in the patriarchy.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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The characterful 850-year-old property is in the postcard-perfect town of Oberau, surrounded by pure air, pristine peaks, and crowd-free forest trails that inevitably propel guests towards a stress-busting nature immersion.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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But his pure domination of the Truck Series will undoubtedly be one of the accomplishments he's best remembered for.—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The film is stylized to the point of abstraction; the production budget in glitter, tinfoil, transparent plastics, strobes, smoke machines and red or blue lighting gels must have exceeded everything else.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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In decades past, researchers have used cruder technology to create transparent eggshells that hatched chicks from plastic films or sacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Becerra may have been an innocent victim, but $120,000 a year is a lot of money to pay someone to babysit a largely unused stack of cash.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Radon is colorless and odorless, so there’s no way to detect it without testing.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Pictures show the diamond is flat, smooth and colorless.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The vast majority of lesions dermatologists examine with the dermatoscope are benign, Wei notes.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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In the El Paso area, the wall remains unpainted except for the strip Noem painted during a press event.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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But Passero’s response indicated that the unpainted exterior surfaces on the year-and-a-half-old building require work.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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“White.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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