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Recent Examples of whiten They’ve been accepted by the American Dental Association (ADA) as a safe and effective at-home whitening treatment—but their popularity doesn’t end there. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 Oxygen bleach soaks—Oxygen bleach (not to be confused with chlorine bleach) is a gentle yet powerful whitening agent. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Sometimes, manufacturers add preservatives or whitening agents. Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Oct. 2025 Following the success of its Strawberry Smile collaboration with Sanrio, Moon is teaming up again with Hello Kitty to launch a mint and chocolate-flavored collection, featuring a few of the beauty brand’s bestselling essentials, such as the whitening pen duo and toothpaste. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whiten
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Verb
  • Without them, corals are ghostly white and bleached.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • After the 2023 marine heat wave, many corals bleached and later died.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mankinlu Maple Leaf Solar Pathway Lights As daylight starts to fade earlier, these cute pathway lights add both charm and function to your yard.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Trail Blazers faded in the fourth quarter en route to a 118-114 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The hoisin sauce adds glossy sweetness and umami depth, while fresh ginger brightens things up.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The SoCal spot is growing in popularity with a vibrant surf culture and mood-thawing weather to brighten up travelers’ winter days.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Whiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiten. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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