whitened 1 of 2

past tense of whiten

whitened

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitened
Verb
  • The coral, now bleached, is alive, but slowly starving.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The only thing not bleached was, luckily, his face.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The silk faille jacket was not quite white but a pale blush, and the loose pants and top beneath had an intricate pattern of silver beads.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In late August, Lawrence stepped out in an outfit made up of seasonless basics, pairing an airy black midiskirt with an untucked white T-shirt and a single-breasted Dissh blazer.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing is pre-washed and none of the ingredients for my recipes were pre-cut.
    Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.
    Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.
    Anne Higonnet, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • Sustainability tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the renewable building materials used to construct the lodge, as well as a tutorial on how the 240 solar panels, 10 water turbines, and 48 energy storage units provide renewable energy and purified water.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Lifestraw estimates that the Escape can deliver 1 liter of purified water per minute.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Denim and leather were a popular pairing, as well as camouflage and waxy coatings.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Some believed the waxy top layer had been added later, masking the original contents within.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Whitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitened. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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