whiten
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Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
For example, you can whiten teeth with a single tap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Their interlocking hands whiten as their grip tightens and Neta recalls what happened next.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The cream, which contained ingredients to whiten the skin of European women, was sold off by the house and sed to create the skincare company of the same name.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
He had spoken without thinking, and saw Ginny’s face whiten.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Maybe I’ll still be kept warm by my summer odyssey come December, when frost whitens the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
According to Greene’s tweet, the premium retouching option costs $11.99 and "whitens teeth, evens skin tone and removed blemishes and scars."
From Fox News ● Nov. 2, 2021
Poach fish gently in oil until it fully whitens and flakes easily, about 5 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2018
Nights can turn bright if the world mysteriously whitens, as though one’s optic nerves were rebelling.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Condemn it because it sends down stifling darkness, sucks the life from grass, and whitens the sapling leaf for trifling, fluttering friends?
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
He had red hair and a face whitened with talcum powder.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
More common, however, are rough-edge rectangles made of brawny pencil strokes and dynamic cross-hatching and sometimes whitened by erasures and abrasions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
During tech rehearsal, Jones walked dancers through the moment just after the whitened Max arrives in Atlanta.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Simmer, do not stir, until all of the whey proteins have risen to the surface and whitened into a foam.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2021
The Horned King’s eyes blazed behind the gaping sockets of whitened bone.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
To address this, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created an experimental whitening powder that is activated by the vibrations of an electric toothbrush.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
At the import expo, it showcased a new whitening toothpaste for the Chinese market, developed at Crest’s Beijing research institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
A BBC undercover journalist approached salons and agreed to meet and purchase the whitening kits.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
In food, calcium phosphate is used as a whitening agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Frost is already whitening the fresh earth on the grave and I think of Theresa cold in the coffin, the red hair, the green eyes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
