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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3
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
Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.
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Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The mushroom is usually a few inches tall but can grow larger and has white gills, a pale yellow or green cap and a ring around its stalk.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
McKellar was dressed in a black, sparkly flapper dress while her husband, Scott Sveslosky, wore a white tux with a black bow tie.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Staples for her family include the Belltown white and classic sourdough breads.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
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Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The mushroom is usually a few inches tall but can grow larger and has white gills, a pale yellow or green cap and a ring around its stalk.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
McKellar was dressed in a black, sparkly flapper dress while her husband, Scott Sveslosky, wore a white tux with a black bow tie.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Staples for her family include the Belltown white and classic sourdough breads.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white
Adjective
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Characterized by their faded or worn-out effect, as if their original color had been lightened by washing, these beloved jeans stand out for their vintage and carefree air.—
Mayte Salido,
Glamour,
4 Jan. 2026
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The styling trick works even with an outfit that leans as grunge as this, with ballooning black cargo pants, a muted flannel, and a faded black tee.—
Alyssa Rotunno,
InStyle,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The infection develops when usually harmless bacteria travel through the respiratory tract and infiltrate the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, causing severe inflammation.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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By adjusting a typical polymer synthesis to work in water, the researchers created the gas-permeable polymer polynorbornene, which is harmless to plants but which weakens the cell membranes of a various harmful bacteria.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Just the pure joy of motion and music.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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That verisimilitude functioned as a solvent, lending credibility and urgency to elements of the show that might otherwise register as pure cheese; the medical realism and sentimental flourishes were mutually reinforcing.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, a transparent, independent and untainted investigation is not optional.—
Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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If democracies refrain from asking these questions in public, others who are less transparent and less accountable will answer them for us.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Demonstrators argued that taxpayer money should not be used to harm or kill innocent people and rejected claims that the killing of Good was an act of self-defense.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Multiple innocent lives lost due to violence.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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January is health awareness month for cervical cancer, birth defects, glaucoma, substance abuse disorder and radon, a naturally occurring, radioactive, colorless and odorless gas that can seep into buildings from soil, becoming a significant health risk.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The company spent the better part of the twentieth century convincing Americans that the most valuable diamonds were heavy, brilliant, colorless, and free from internal flaws or external blemishes.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nestled in the tiny eastern Connecticut town, the century-old building that once housed Burdick’s General Store appears to be an ordinary, benign example of historic New England architecture.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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While largely benign, motion sickness can be highly unpleasant — often causing nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, as well as sweating, headache, and irritability in some cases.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Back to the Beauty of Natural Living This is another style that has been making its way into interior design trends, especially in the form of unpainted cabinetry.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
4 Jan. 2026
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But by 1962, Gehry had ventured out on his own and like some of his artist friends favored everyday materials like chain-link fencing and unpainted plywood.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 Dec. 2025
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“White.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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