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blanch

[blanch, blahnch] / blæntʃ, blɑntʃ /
VERB
become afraid
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
be brave


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Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

“Reporter-source relationships can be tricky, of course, and many journalists would blanch to see their correspondence with sources made public,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025

“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Yet Seattleites have every reason to blanch at the price tag and wonder about the levy’s effectiveness.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

But even as the banker sniveled something that made Marlena blanch and stare in horror at her bowl of clam chowder, posters were being slapped up on every surface in town.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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