blanched

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To prepare the samples, potatoes were rinsed, peeled, cut into strips, blanched, and salted.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Actress Emily Blunt took one look at Tilly and blanched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Frank Rich, writing in the New York Times, praised “Grownups” as Feiffer’s “most moving and provocative work” but blanched at its painful content.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

The best bet for an approach like this is to blend an herb — or multiple herbs — after having blanched them for 10 to 15 seconds.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

I had seen them, photos of Mama when she lived in Spokane, twelve years old and her round face blanched with rice powder.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston