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
The kit comes with 18 treatments designed to remove stains and whiten sensitive teeth.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These whitening breath strips have two main benefits: to instantly eliminate bad breath and whiten teeth by up to four shades.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 Dec. 2024
What was the big difference this time around when testing an at-home teeth whitening kit?
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Avoid toothpastes, whitening products, and other oral substances with a low pH (in the acidic range).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These whitening breath strips have two main benefits: to instantly eliminate bad breath and whiten teeth by up to four shades.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 Dec. 2024
What was the big difference this time around when testing an at-home teeth whitening kit?
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Avoid toothpastes, whitening products, and other oral substances with a low pH (in the acidic range).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiten
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As the land is entirely indoors its scenery can be much more elaborate than in outdoor theme parks as there is no danger of it being damaged by the wind or bleached by the sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The ingredients of a Group 4 meal tend to be created when foods are refined, bleached, hydrogenated, fractionated, or extruded—in other words, when whole foods are broken into components or otherwise chemically modified.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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When in a strongly acidic environment, its color fades, becoming pink/red.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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From Hailey Bieber to Emily Ratajkowski, the starry allure of this coat show no sign of fading, yet Griffiths remains convinced of the coat’s democratic appeal.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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This majesty palm is popular for being a pet-friendly, low maintenance plant that brightens a space with its tropical green fronds.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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That's Cosrx's Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, whose namesake ingredient (96% snail mucin) soothes blemishes, brightens acne scars, and evens out hyperpigmentation.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Whiten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiten. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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