1
as in faded
lacking an addition of color
dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house
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as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
told a little white lie to spare her feelings
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as in pure
free from sin
the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white
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Recent Examples of white
But instead of creating a white material as intended, Jie produced dense, transparent films.
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J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
His face was painted yellow, blue, and red with white stars across the bridge of his nose like the Venezuelan flag.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Bomb squad members scanned both bags with an X-ray and found the white bag contained wiring characteristic of an explosive device, according to the complaint.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The games were also sold in a white pouch with gameplay instructions on the back.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
His face was painted yellow, blue, and red with white stars across the bridge of his nose like the Venezuelan flag.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Bomb squad members scanned both bags with an X-ray and found the white bag contained wiring characteristic of an explosive device, according to the complaint.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The games were also sold in a white pouch with gameplay instructions on the back.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white
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And today, free tuition could be the PR tonic California needs to brighten its faded image across America.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lucky Brand nails the baggy, wide-leg aesthetic with these ultra-low jeans that have a faded wash that feels perfect for spring.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hence, any error arising from the admission of the cellphone evidence is harmless.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The cysts are harmless but greatly affect the guard’s range of motion, including the flexing and snapping motions necessary to take a jump shot.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shot was pure, skimming atop the grass to nestle inside the far post.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Plus, it’s made out of pure cedar.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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Research has consistently shown that proactive, transparent and persuasive communication can counter misinformation.—
Dannell D. Boatman,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Carmen Mejia, who was declared innocent after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction in a child's death in Texas, faces deportation to her native Honduras because her immigration status lapsed while she was incarcerated, her attorneys said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Countless innocent lives lost, and for what?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The colorless gas is also used to make chemicals found in products such as antifreeze, detergents, plastics and adhesives.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Doing so could cause a generator to produce hazardous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless and deadly gas.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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However, targeting retailers who do business with the federal government in benign roles such as providing office furniture goes too far.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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The shed also comes in an unpainted light wood shade, giving you and any little ones a gigantic (and quite literal) blank canvas with which to work.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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Yet each of you, every day, finds ways to touch the soul of our global family, reminding us of the limitless potential in the unpainted canvas of childhood.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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“White.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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