as in to fade
to make white or whiter by removing color
bleached the stained shirt back to its original white
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Recent Examples of bleach
However, refined oils (that may be bleached or heated) lose some antioxidants, so they're generally added later as additives.27
Deep vs. Shallow Frying
Oxygen is needed to produce lipid oxidation products; therefore, shallow frying causes more lipid oxidation products.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2024
Their data shows 77 percent of the world's coral reefs are affected by bleaching.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Today bleached, dead white coral is seen everywhere — a die-off due to warming, polluted waters.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Bel-Ami is this young journalist and one of his older friends is his mentor who talks about how time ravages you and bleaches your hair white.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2024
Their data shows 77 percent of the world's coral reefs are affected by bleaching.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Today bleached, dead white coral is seen everywhere — a die-off due to warming, polluted waters.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Bel-Ami is this young journalist and one of his older friends is his mentor who talks about how time ravages you and bleaches your hair white.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Breathe Mindfully: This principle involves immersing yourself so fully in the breath that all other body sensations fade from awareness.Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Strong pay gains appear to be a holdout while other Covid-era distortions fade, Elyse Ausenbaugh, head of investment strategy at JPMorgan Wealth Management, wrote in commentary issued Friday.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Whether it’s paired with warming spices like cinnamon and clove, brightened with citrus, or softened with sweet ingredients like honey or cranberry, gin brings a balance that feels both seasonal and sophisticated.Emily Price, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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That includes controversial technologies used to reflect sunlight back into space, primarily by sending reflective particles into the atmosphere or by brightening clouds.Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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The previous Traverse wasn't a sports car either, but the height and the width of the new SUV dull its road manners.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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If, however, there is still a scratch after routine cleaning, a paste of baking soda and water or white toothpaste that does not contain any bleaching or whitening agents can be used to remove scuffs from leather.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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From portable steamers and teeth whitening kits to travel pillows and toiletry bottles—here are the 13 Amazon travel essentials our readers were after.Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2024
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“Bleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleach. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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