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noun

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Verb
Qatar, where women have to get permission from their male guardians to do things like go to college, and where a non-zero number of their nationals have been sanctioned by our government for their ties to ISIS and Qaeda terror financing, has been trying to whitewash its reputation for a while. Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 Last month, Brendan Ballou, one of the Jan. 6 prosecutors who resigned after Trump took office told CBS News the pardons and firings were an effort to whitewash history. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Noun
Etch Design Group This thoughtfully crafted kitchen by Etch Design Group features natural white oak cabinetry with a custom whitewash finish, a waterfall-edge island, and a seamless Calacatta Caldia marble countertop—expertly sealed for beauty and durability. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025 This whitewash has not altered Farke’s opinion on reinforcements. Beren Cross, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whitewash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitewash
Verb
  • What can also be said with certainty, however, is that — even ignoring, for one moment, the events that brought him to Chelmsford crown court in Essex, east of London — this is a story of what might have been.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • And while the shelter has been sharing his story for months now, the cat with soulful eyes keeps getting ignored.
    TJ Macias, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • This creates a tension between excusing and exempting abuse.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • But for her, the speculation doesn’t excuse what came next.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • While questions over mentality will be assessed, players’ physical levels showed a marked improvement, offering a sense of vindication for the coaching staff.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Andre Ventura, Chega’s founder and leader, saw the outcome as vindication for his war against the establishment parties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Philadelphia is expecting a rainy morning and New York City will have occasional showers through the afternoon, but a washout is not expected today.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 May 2025
  • Or the man who outlasted a near washout at Augusta to win the 2023 Masters in a runaway.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • But all those terms are — forgive the pun — on the outs.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
  • After the season Manchester United has endured, the club’s fans could be forgiven for wanting the campaign to end.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • But as cloud spend goes up, the need to justify cost efforts and demonstrate cost avoidance to execs will increase.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • His breezy accounts betray no anxiety to justify the expense of sending him around the world.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Rinehart, 71, doesn't just want to watch a portfolio, but has pushed for the rationalization of the industry, to better compete with China.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Treasury secretary’s rationalization for Trump’s whims wouldn’t pass an undergrad econ exam.
    Veronique de Rugy, National Review, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Zelensky said the setbacks for the Kremlin would help force it to the negotiating table, even as its pursues a summer offensive on the battlefield.
    Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • Zelenskyy said the setbacks for the Kremlin would help force it to the negotiating table, even as its pursues a summer offensive on the battlefield.
    Mehmet Guzel, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025

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