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whitewashed

verb as in cover up the truth

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The real and complex history of the United States, and how it was and continues to be shaped by racism and white supremacy is systemically whitewashed and distorted in the nation's schools and culture.

From Salon

He says he was only in his 30s when he began to learn about his Pomo culture, because much of that history had been whitewashed in school lessons.

Senda 1, where the iACT program is based, can hold as many as 1,300 people behind high whitewashed walls and heavy gates manned by security guards.

Now, Pérez, Real Madrid’s all-powerful president, found himself in a whitewashed tunnel, presented — completely by chance, obviously — with his favorite kind of photo opportunity.

But the younger Mr Marcos, who was elected in 2022 on the back of a campaign that whitewashed his family's dark legacy, has proved an indispensable partner for Washington.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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