whiten
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For example, you can whiten teeth with a single tap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Their interlocking hands whiten as their grip tightens and Neta recalls what happened next.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The cream, which contained ingredients to whiten the skin of European women, was sold off by the house and sed to create the skincare company of the same name.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
White boards listed his daily goals: vocal exercises; workouts with cardio; 10,000 steps; follow a meal plan; four bottles of water; whiten teeth; free write three pages a day.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
He had spoken without thinking, and saw Ginny’s face whiten.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Maybe I’ll still be kept warm by my summer odyssey come December, when frost whitens the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
According to Greene’s tweet, the premium retouching option costs $11.99 and "whitens teeth, evens skin tone and removed blemishes and scars."
From Fox News ● Nov. 2, 2021
Poach fish gently in oil until it fully whitens and flakes easily, about 5 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2018
Nights can turn bright if the world mysteriously whitens, as though one’s optic nerves were rebelling.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Condemn it because it sends down stifling darkness, sucks the life from grass, and whitens the sapling leaf for trifling, fluttering friends?
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Many healers of the day also recommended treating eye infections with human milk, which was known as "whitened blood".
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2024
Some call ruxolitinib a miracle cream because it can return skin's natural colour and get rid of whitened patches.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2023
More common, however, are rough-edge rectangles made of brawny pencil strokes and dynamic cross-hatching and sometimes whitened by erasures and abrasions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Klopp is also fun, his loud laugh and flashing grin - made even more stark after having his teeth whitened in late 2017 - now a staple part of a Premier League weekend.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
Snow whitened the wheat-tawny countryside, heaped the streets of the town, hushed them.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
After four hours, the teeth showed noticeable whitening.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
At the import expo, it showcased a new whitening toothpaste for the Chinese market, developed at Crest’s Beijing research institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
With shelves full of whitening, charcoal, and enamel-boosting pastes, it's easy to assume the pricier options will give you a healthier smile.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In food, calcium phosphate is used as a whitening agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Frost is already whitening the fresh earth on the grave and I think of Theresa cold in the coffin, the red hair, the green eyes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
