whitewashes

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of whitewash.
  whitewash

  noun

  a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  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.

Example Sentences

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whitewashes

Since their Test debut at Lord's in 1932, they've toured England 18 times but won only three series - 1971, 1986 and 2007 - while suffering four whitewashes.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Critics say the new text still whitewashes the history of Bruce’s Beach, and many questioned whether creating a new monument actually amounts to justice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

Unlike the critic George Saintsbury, who looked to 18th-century literature for “repose and refreshment,” Damrosch never idealizes or whitewashes.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2019

It whitewashes it and fails to tell people they need to stop being...is "evil" to hokey a word... evil to others.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2015

It was that of the man who covets his neighbour's goods, i.e. the lands and moneys of the monasteries and churches, and who whitewashes his sin when his desire is satisfied.

From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Giberne Sieveking

Related Words

• gloss over