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Verb
The season after raising the Cup finds the Cats 37-24 and on three-game win streak after Saturday’s 3-0 whitewash of Calgary on top of a 4-3 win over Edmonton in a Cup Final rematch. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 The danger signals were already there from the warm-up whitewash in India just a few weeks ago where England were barely competitive. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
On Saturday, the regime published images of a celebratory event marking International Children's Day, which critics saw as an attempt to whitewash its image amid international condemnation over its human rights record. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for whitewash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitewash
Verb
  • But Eufy is way more similar to my former dogs Biff and Frank, who generally ignored me and went about their own business.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Remember, ignoring these signals can lead to heat exhaustion or life-threatening heat stroke.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.
    Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
  • Students who cannot get to school and have bus stops are on a list provided by district officials can get absences excused Thursday and Friday.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Today's decision is a vindication and reassertion of the proper role of the federal courts in our constitutional system.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • Victory over Pyramids would have been further vindication for Cardoso’s methods, but a stoppage-time equaliser for the visitors in Pretoria in the first leg proved damaging.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • This year could be a washout for the stock market due to lofty tariffs, but 2026 could mark a return to new highs, according to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 June 2025
  • Rain is set to continue in the Northeast on Thursday as New York City, Boston and Buffalo can expect a washout as the late-season nor'easter moves north along the coast.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Quynh eventually learns to forgive Andy and move past their issues because of her newfound mortality.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • This second mortgage is forgiven in increments of 20% per year over a five-year term.
    JP Shaffer Updated July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • If the Tripadvisor business was the company’s only segment, this valuation could be justified.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
  • What event could possibly justify closing a major highway for days on end?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearly 32,000 prose rationalizations poured from the research.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Wholesale distribution has been particularly impacted by the rationalization plan of the company.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Most people let setbacks crush them, replaying the pain on repeat while missing the hidden power of learning from them.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Work on Barca’s stadium has already suffered several setbacks, with an original return date of November 2024 long since passed.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 8 July 2025

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