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- unwhited adjective
Etymology
Origin of whited
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
“He is a hypocrite and a whited sepulcher!”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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