whitewashed

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Estrada disagrees with calls to completely remove Chavez from murals, and thinks they should be renovated and updated rather than "whitewashed".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The blunt imposing tower, in the rear, is in fact a chapel, a soaring whitewashed space illuminated by its own skylight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The defeat was India's fourth at home in six Tests having been whitewashed by New Zealand 3-0 last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Next door to Randy’s house was the home of Dr. Hawkins and his family, freshly whitewashed, with geraniums still in bloom by the porch.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper