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whiten

[hwahyt-n, wahyt-n] / ˈʰwaɪt n, ˈwaɪt n /


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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

And salon services to whiten a naturally brown beard aren’t cheap.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2022

Mr. Clyde’s scar was beginning to whiten again.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

It pulls the debris out of the mouth, cleans and whitens teeth.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 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

This causes visible whitened patches or blotches that are prone to sun damage.

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

Simmer, do not stir, until all of the whey proteins have risen to the surface and whitened into a foam.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2021

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

The man in the homburg turned his eyes from Ignatius’ whitened face and looked at the woman, the book, the globe, the chalk.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

"This work offers a safe, at-home teeth whitening strategy integrating whitening, enamel repair and microbiome balance for long-term oral health," says Min Xing, first author on the study.

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

On Merseyside, the BBC found a beautician advertising illegal whitening products and training courses for fraudulent qualifications.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2025

In food, calcium phosphate is used as a whitening agent.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

He was leaning forward and already the salt was whitening his body.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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