whitewash
verb
, ËwÄ«t-, -ËwĂ€sh\
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Synonyms: Verb
blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, wink (at)
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a book that tries to whitewash the country's past refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truthRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
The moon will be nearly full in the wee hours of Wednesday, and the abundance of lunar light is going to whitewash the sky, camouflaging all but the brighter meteors. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, "Sky Watch: Donât wait for its peak to look for the Perseid meteor shower," 11 Aug. 2019 The Jewish infighting has further stalled the project, in a country where critics say a right-wing government seeks to whitewash Holocaust-era collaboration. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, "In Eastern Europe, Holocaust museums are missing from key historical sites," 30 July 2019 Peter designed, on his own, a windowless, whitewashed church that rose near the shores of Searles Lake, the dry expanse from where Trona mined borax, ash and other minerals. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, "Trona Catholics kept the faith as their town declined. Then, two earthquakes shook their âgem in the desertâ," 5 Aug. 2019 This is, in fact, another act of whitewashing (no surprises there). — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Is NiteCap Creator Who Claims She Invented The Silk Bonnet Guilty Of Whitewashing ?," 24 July 2019 Audiences there have become increasingly sensitive to, and critical of, Hollywood productions whitewashing Asian storylines, and using Asian characters to deliver Western values. — Echo Huang, Quartzy, "Disneyâs âMulanâ is not the feminist Mulan Chinese girls recognize," 10 July 2019 The massive birds urinate and defecate all over the place, often whitewashing the entire sidewalk and causing significant property damage, including breaking off large branches that crash into cars and homes. — John Spina, The Denver Post, "Longmont residents sick of nasty, vomiting turkey vultures," 21 June 2019 Some critics were quick to lambast Dinklage for whitewashing the role arguing that HBO should have sought out a Filipino actor with dwarfism. — Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News, "Peter Dinklage addresses whitewashing controversy in new film 'My Dinner with HervĂ©': 'He was French'," 30 Aug. 2018 Kevin Kwan, the author of the original novel, optioned the movie rights for $1 so that Hollywood wouldn't whitewash the book. — Emily Wang, Teen Vogue, "Chrissy Teigen Explained Why It Was So Important for Her Daughter Luna to See "Crazy Rich Asians"," 27 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The announcement drew condemnations from Palestinians and human rights advocates, who accused the military of a whitewash. — Josef Federman, Fox News, "Israel: No criminal action in deadly Gaza 2014 war incident," 15 Aug. 2018 An investigation commissioned by Democratic leaders concluded that her claims couldnât be substantiated, though Wardlow has called that a whitewash, noting that the attorney who prepared the report has party connections through her firm. — Steve Karnowski, The Seattle Times, "Embattled Ellison launches counterattack on GOP opponent," 25 Oct. 2018 Yet the kingdom has been a respected member of the international community and surely understands a whitewash would severely damage its standing. — David B. Rivkin Jr. And Lee A. Casey, WSJ, "Saudi Probe Is Not a Job For the U.N.," 23 Oct. 2018 There was no effort to rewrite, or whitewash, what happened. — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, "Before Justify, there was Eclipse and a horse-racing war between North and South," 19 May 2018 Sensing, quite sensibly, that an N.F.L. whitewash was on its way, one of his victims â a former Panthers employee who remains unnamed â spoke out with a lengthy piece in April in Sports Illustrated. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "A Toothless Investigation Slaps Jerry Richardson on the Wrist," 28 June 2018 Although it was derided as a whitewash by some, John Mann, a Labour MP who leads the all-party parliamentary group against anti-Semitism, welcomed the report. — The Economist, "Labourâs problem with anti-Semitism," 15 Mar. 2018 But the Vice President of the British Board of Deputies, Marie van der Zyl, called it a whitewash. — James Masters, CNN, "The UK's biggest left wing party is mired in an antisemitism crisis," 28 Mar. 2018 Critics say that could allow a whitewash of history. — Washington Post, "Far-right, even racist views go mainstream in Central Europe," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whitewash.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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