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blanched

[blancht] / blæntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
whitened
Synonyms
STRONG
paled
WEAK
Antonyms


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The strips were then blanched, salted, and fried in soybean oil that had been heated to 180 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

But it has also spurred periodic selloffs, as investors have blanched at the mind-boggling cost of the enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

But then Ms. Mollenkott, who had been living as a closeted lesbian, shared her secret with Ms. Scanzoni and watched with horror as her writing partner blanched with shock.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

Che Guevara’s face blanched and swelled like the dead girl Lourdes had seen wash up once on the beach at Santa Teresa del Mar with a note pinned to her breast.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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