- present participle of whitewash.
whitewashing
Example Sentences
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As pointed as modern criticisms of the books’ cultural whitewashing are, the old TV show was only progressive to a point.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Indeed, their investigatory history appears to be one of whitewashing scandals at the court.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2024
He has, for example, written on Bulgaria whitewashing its role in the atrocity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Instead of being shot, Yelena was imprisoned in the basement of the officers’ guardhouse for ten days with the job of whitewashing the walls.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
