whitewash
Example Sentences
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Petitioners had asked the Israeli Supreme Court to move Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s leak investigation to the Israel Police, alleging that the MAG Corps would whitewash the crime.
The ball was moved slickly right and Reece crossed the whitewash for a fine try.
From Barron's
The defeat was India's fourth at home in six Tests having been whitewashed by New Zealand 3-0 last year.
From Barron's
When the current president of the United States is spearheading a whitewashing of American history with the goal of establishing a “patriotic” version, the series’ arrival seems especially timely.
From Salon
His government also increased funding for so-called patriotic education, focused on teaching basic military skills and a historical narrative that whitewashes Russia’s past.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
