whitening

present participle of whiten

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Recent Examples of whitening 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 whitening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitening
Verb
  • The Laundress Whites Detergent really boosts the brightness of everything—and no yellowish tint that often comes from bleaching clothes.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • More than that, the YouTuber decided to rid her face of eyebrows, bleaching the hairs above her eyes to match the hue of her hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fading crowd audio under Magic Johnson’s speechless.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Because of it, their once-fading playoff chances suddenly look like a sure thing.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Whitening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitening. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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