as in to fade
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleach
This isn’t the first time Cyrus bleached her brows.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
Brigette’s mastery of integrating a wide range of materials in her designs comes alive in travertine, antique brass, and bleached wood layers.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Feb. 2025
Hot tools and bleaching weaken hair’s natural bonds, leading to brittleness, breakage, and, yes, dryness.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Feb. 2025
Graphic Packaging completed the sale of its Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper Corporation for $711 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
Brigette’s mastery of integrating a wide range of materials in her designs comes alive in travertine, antique brass, and bleached wood layers.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Feb. 2025
Hot tools and bleaching weaken hair’s natural bonds, leading to brittleness, breakage, and, yes, dryness.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Feb. 2025
Graphic Packaging completed the sale of its Augusta, Georgia bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper Corporation for $711 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleach
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The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now, Trump's personal and fading legal troubles—combined with his brash policies concerning issues like immigration, executive power, and corporate regulations—are once again driving people to law school.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The grains were tender, pleasantly sticky, and subtly brightened with rice vinegar.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Hyaluronic acid boosts hydration, while apple extract brightens and smooths the skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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An over-reliance on biography can dull a music doc, turning it into a paint-by-numbers enterprise, but just the right amount can bolster it.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, during the total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, the full moon’s light will be dulled and then almost extinguished for the 65 minutes of totality.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Common additives include: Titanium dioxide, a whitening agent added to products like skim milk.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Directors and producers coached her to use whitening creams.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Bleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleach. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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