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is whitewashing

  • present progressive
    of whitewash (3rd person singular).
    whitewash
    noun
    a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.

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The debate has pitted those who argue that removing them is whitewashing history against those who say that keeping them causes pain and promotes discrimination.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

On four, Duane Hanson’s hyper-realistic “Housepainter II” starts things off — a sculpture of a black man who is whitewashing a light brown wall.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2018

When Tom Sawyer, under the compulsion of his aunt, is whitewashing a fence, it is shortly no fun for him.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman