whitewashed

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That is why this history and legacy must be whitewashed and destroyed.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Welshman Gerwyn Price whitewashed Alexis Toylo of the Philippines 6-0 and England's Stephen Bunting progressed to the next round with a 6-1 win over Japan's Tomoya Goto.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

The 1880s Artillery Officer Quarters, for example, have been restored and brilliantly whitewashed as the swank Capella Hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

"Well, we don't need the yard whitewashed, Widge, nor the players."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood