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Etymology
Origin of whited
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at white, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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We always feel when something's been whited out because someone didn't understand or translate the culture.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022
Photos show the reference was first whited out, then a laminated description without the sentence was taped over the original placard.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2020
Sometimes he whited them out completely with gouache.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
Everything is whited out at first, as if I’ve taken off my sunglasses on a glaringly bright day.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2018
The billboards had been whited out with thin coats of paint in order to write on them and through the paint could be seen a pale palimpsest of advertisements for goods which no longer existed.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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