as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag
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Recent Examples of whitened
MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
My knuckles whitened against the steering wheel.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitened
Verb
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Here, hollowed eyes, pale complexions, bleached or barely there brows and bold lips were encouraged.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The combination of white quartz and bleached ash wood make this a piece that will brighten up even windowless bathrooms.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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It is also finished in a unique paint job that combines metallic white, royal blue accents, and exposed carbon-fiber trim.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nothing is pre-washed and none of the ingredients for my recipes were pre-cut.—
Alexis Berger,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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By the 1960s and 1970s, as the youth market exploded and memories of war faded, advertising campaigns for German companies such as Volkswagen promoted their products as symbols of the counterculture.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.—
Sabrina Imbler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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This vaporized the harmful metals in the red mud, and left behind a purified compound rich in aluminum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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Researchers demonstrated that the purified aluminum can return to the production cycle or be converted into durable ceramic tiles and bricks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The colors would wash across the Los Angeles basin and light the tree from underneath, making its orange-red bark glow and waxy green needles sparkle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
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The supple leather of a Birkin bag and the waxy wood of a surfboard.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Whitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitened. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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