as in to fade
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleach
This is because bleaching agents strip the hair of its natural pigments, making the hair shaft weaker.
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Tayler Adigun, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Sunburned leaves get brown spots that look bleached on the edges.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
As such, heart cockles tend to avoid bleaching in warmer waters, a phenomenon that affects both corals and other clams.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Note that hydrogen peroxide can bleach color, so do the test first.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Tayler Adigun, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Sunburned leaves get brown spots that look bleached on the edges.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
As such, heart cockles tend to avoid bleaching in warmer waters, a phenomenon that affects both corals and other clams.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Note that hydrogen peroxide can bleach color, so do the test first.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bleach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleach
Verb
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Sunlight had begun to fade, casting a shadow on the space.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Naturally derived essential oils are difficult to stabilize and can fade or change over time, giving your perfume a shorter shelf life from the first spray to the last.—
Sable Yong,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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That's Cosrx's Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, whose namesake ingredient (96% snail mucin) soothes blemishes, brightens acne scars, and evens out hyperpigmentation.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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This majesty palm is popular for being a pet-friendly, low maintenance plant that brightens a space with its tropical green fronds.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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For a few moments, the noise from the notorious Philadelphia crowd — explosive and energetic and packed to the gills in its finest all-weather gear — dulled.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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By the early Seventies injuries would begin to take a heavy toll on Law, the mind was still sharp, but the lightning reflexes had been dulled and the goals no longer came so easily.—
Sam Pilger,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Arrietty Next in is Arrietty, who does elf drag by whitening the triangle between her eyebrows to the extreme.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Plus, score savings on best-selling teeth whitening strips.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Bleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleach. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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