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whitewashing

[wahyt-wosh-ing, -waw-shing, hwahyt-] / ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ ɪŋ, -ˌwɔ ʃɪŋ, ˈʰwaɪt- /










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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

But if Gilligan’s story and others are in conversation with the censorship and whitewashing tides that caught 2025 in its undertow, that can’t be helped.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

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

But none of the men whitewashing the round rocks that lined the path stood up and walked.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong