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Recent Examples of whitish
And the screen is often duly obscured in a whitish haze, some of it moving through the skies above, some of it rising from the Phlegraean Fields, an active eight-mile-wide caldera to the west of Naples.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Quivering along the frill of brownish gray and whitish yellow stripes skirting her foot, the epipodial tentacles are pale silver and waving, numbering over a hundred, electrifying her whole body with tastes, smells, vibrations from above, behind, everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
For example, whitish nails might indicate a vitamin deficiency or liver disease.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Their appearances may vary from whitish to gray or black, and they are often confused with fleas, but are a completely different species.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Broad-spectrum light is usually whitish in color and does not contain any UV rays, while full-spectrum light has a bluish color and features wavelengths from infrared to near-ultraviolet.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Small, whitish or tan spots, which reach soup-can size, appear on the turf.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, are small, firm, whitish deposits that may form in the deep pockets and corners of your tonsils.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Quivering along the frill of brownish gray and whitish yellow stripes skirting her foot, the epipodial tentacles are pale silver and waving, numbering over a hundred, electrifying her whole body with tastes, smells, vibrations from above, behind, everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
For example, whitish nails might indicate a vitamin deficiency or liver disease.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Their appearances may vary from whitish to gray or black, and they are often confused with fleas, but are a completely different species.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Broad-spectrum light is usually whitish in color and does not contain any UV rays, while full-spectrum light has a bluish color and features wavelengths from infrared to near-ultraviolet.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Small, whitish or tan spots, which reach soup-can size, appear on the turf.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, are small, firm, whitish deposits that may form in the deep pockets and corners of your tonsils.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitish
Adjective
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Many of the college-age attendees donned Turning Point attire, Trump hats and red-white-and-blue paraphernalia for the event.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The ceiling of the awning, once white, is now charred and peeling.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Over time, batteries begin to degrade and release a chalky white residue, or else begin to swell up and release heat – familiar warnings of failure.—
Chelsea Haney
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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After using it, my hair looks fresher and never chalky.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio had already spun the Renaissance fantasy of the bella donna, with her golden tresses, blue eyes, and pale skin.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some produce pale purple flowers that form crowns around deep green foliage, but others bloom in pink, red, blue, and white hues.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This cool-toned brunette look has ashy tones throughout.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then that September, a nursing assistant found Coulson unresponsive and hanging off the side of her bed, her skin ashy and her breathing shallow.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Warm, ashen, and almost preternaturally glossy, consider the pop star's interpretation a blueprint for the mutable color trend.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Handsome Belgian executive Geert (Arieh Worthalter) regales an enthusiastic crowd with a yarn, while his mousy tech head Luc (Jan Hammenecker) demonstrates to what might be the world’s first speech-to-text technology.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her name is Minnie, but her shyness leans toward the mousy, though no one would ever say that to her, least of all her beloved and extremely outgoing best friend, Callie (Chloe Coleman).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If your current set is thin, faded or fraying, spring cleaning is the perfect excuse to replace them.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Deadheading faded blooms encourages new flowerheads.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Whitish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whitish. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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