as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag
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Recent Examples of whiten
Plus, score savings on best-selling teeth whitening strips.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This whitening set comes with whitening toothpaste and whitening strips to truly transform a smile.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Plus, here are the best toothpastes for plaque removal, whitening and more.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The kit comes with 18 treatments designed to remove stains and whiten sensitive teeth.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This whitening set comes with whitening toothpaste and whitening strips to truly transform a smile.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Plus, here are the best toothpastes for plaque removal, whitening and more.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The kit comes with 18 treatments designed to remove stains and whiten sensitive teeth.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiten
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While downloading the compatible app is not a must, this will definitely unlock even more personalization and options (like pro modes for hair that’s colored, bleached, thinning, thick, and beyond).—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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Earle, 24, rocks some of her boldest glam looks yet in the images with her platinum blonde hair done up with Brigitte Bardot-level volume and her eyebrows bleached to barely there status.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Signs of the labor market weakening more than expected contributed to that decision at the time, but those fears have since faded.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But that enthusiasm quickly faded as Maximilien Robespierre and Madame de Guillotine took charge.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or brighten up your campsite with Asmad Solar Garden Lights, currently 41 percent off.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2025
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In 1912, Albert Einstein posited that when a foreground star drifts in front of a background star, the background star should briefly brighten, as the gravity of the one in front distorts and magnifies its light.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Whiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiten. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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