whitewash
Example Sentences
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England at least won the fourth Test in Melbourne to avoid a whitewash.
From Barron's
When the New York Times profiled Ms. Rodríguez as a “moderate,” a backlash erupted: Thousands on X ridiculed the paper for whitewashing her bloodstained record.
Describing Mr. Lai as someone who colluded with “external forces” is a transparent whitewash.
Petitioners had asked the Israeli Supreme Court to move Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s leak investigation to the Israel Police, alleging that the MAG Corps would whitewash the crime.
The ball was moved slickly right and Reece crossed the whitewash for a fine try.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
