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whiteness

noun

Definition of whitenessnext
as in paleness

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Recent Examples of whiteness Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 But honoring whiteness itself was deemed impolite, to say the least. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 The pursuit of perfection, in this case, is also tied to proximity to whiteness. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026 Ilko argues that the players’ respective physical features challenged the prevailing European system that emphasized whiteness. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whiteness
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  1. paleness
  2. pallor
Noun
  • Some of the symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia include fatigue, weakness and paleness.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Other symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, paleness, and a rapid heart rate.
    — Peter Pressman, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of paleness
Noun
  • The generous make-up, applied to counter the punishing lights set up by TV crews in St Paul’s, gave her a stately pallor.
    — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • If everything is already imbued with the pallor of the dead from the start, then nothing is scary or unexpected.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pallor

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“Whiteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiteness. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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