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
After the 2023 marine heat wave, many corals bleached and later died.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Diesel also showed denim bleached from the inside out, creating an x-ray effect on the garment.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
The photo was too sun-bleached to discern much else, but there was an e-mail address and a WhatsApp number to contact if anyone found her.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.—
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As human activity and food waste returned, those differences appeared to fade in later generations.—
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How to Eat To brighten up your winter menu, make a tropical-fruit juice salad with kiwi.—
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An InStyle writer swears by the Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer for brightening her dark under-eye circles and acne marks.—
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The bad news: Non-decolorized, whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested.—
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And Chinese exporters diverted flows through Southeast Asia and Mexico, dulling the effects of tariffs even as headline restrictions intensified.—
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But this year the shower will be dulled by the supermoon.—
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Baking soda can boost the whitening power of your detergent, reduce odors, and help lift stains.—
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According to Hill, good old-fashioned sunlight naturally kills bacteria, refreshes items, and whitens fabrics.—
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“Bleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleach. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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