whitewashing
Example Sentences
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When the New York Times profiled Ms. Rodríguez as a “moderate,” a backlash erupted: Thousands on X ridiculed the paper for whitewashing her bloodstained record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
And I agree with Coates when he criticized Klein for whitewashing Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and agree that while we should not celebrate a person’s death, we also shouldn’t paper over who they were in life.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Users ask: How do we honor this holiday without whitewashing it?
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025
“Roger W. Straus Jr. completes the process of whitewashing the family name,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
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
