whitewashed

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Work was carried out, and in 2006, the weather-stained walls were whitewashed, making it stand out off the coast.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

French designer Christian Louboutin was among the first international figures to discover Comporta's charm, opening a hotel in Melides, a small village of whitewashed houses with blue doors.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

White Harbor’s walls of whitewashed stone rose before them, on the eastern shore where the White Knife plunged into die firth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin