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Recent Examples of whiteness
The kind of whiteness against which ghosts might appear.
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Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
The long-running British import has never explicitly targeted non-white audiences, but the show has taken a surprising turn in recent seasons by deemphasizing whiteness.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 13 July 2025
And that illusion, like so many beauty standards, was centered on whiteness.
—Nana Regueiro, Vogue, 2 July 2025
With the family’s wealth, whiteness and lack of regard for others, many viewers might find themselves hard-pressed to sympathize, much less identify, with the Sinclars.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
The long-running British import has never explicitly targeted non-white audiences, but the show has taken a surprising turn in recent seasons by deemphasizing whiteness.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 13 July 2025
And that illusion, like so many beauty standards, was centered on whiteness.
—Nana Regueiro, Vogue, 2 July 2025
With the family’s wealth, whiteness and lack of regard for others, many viewers might find themselves hard-pressed to sympathize, much less identify, with the Sinclars.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiteness
pallor
Noun
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Symptoms include easy bruising, pallor, and decreased urine.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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As a result, even his best and most engaging songs have a somber pallor hovering just over them.—
Jon Caramanica,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Whiteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiteness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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