whitewashed

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Estrada disagrees with calls to completely remove Chavez from murals, and thinks they should be renovated and updated rather than "whitewashed".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The 2021 champions were whitewashed 3-0 in Pakistan and are missing key players through injury, notably star pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

That is why this history and legacy must be whitewashed and destroyed.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

She reached the kitchen, and it was just as she remembered: the whitewashed cabinetry, chipped at the corners; the tile countertop; the wooden cutting board scored and nicked with age.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee