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• v  turn white
• s  (of hair) having lost its color

• He is only 47, but his hair has whitened in the past year, and his face is lined with despair.
• The elephant thrashed around, confused and maddened, and in the end he was reduced to a pile of whitened bones.
• But in time they whitened, and then the bells pealed, and people came running into the square from all directions to hear the news, "Habemus Papam!".

• whiten
• white

• blacken

News & Articles

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• How to Whiten Your Teeth with Philips Zoom
  “Extra’s” Maria Menounos had her teeth whitened by celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Eric Fugier, who used the Philips Zoom WhiteSpeed technique.
  June 14, 2013 - Extra TV
• A UK Department Store Says It Won't Photoshop Its Lingerie Ads Anymore
  Can you spot the difference? Well, here’s the answers. To start with, the lingerie model’s neck and arms have been slimmed down, under her eyes have been smoothed and lightened and her teeth and eyes have been whitened.
  June 14, 2013 - Business Insider

Quotes

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• Gordon Ramsay in BuddyTV
  Truth is, I don't even watch the shows, because I don't want to see myself and say, 'Man, I need Botox' or 'Those jeans look terrible' or 'My teeth need to be whitened,'Ramsay explained.
• Jenna Fischer in Boston Herald
  To keep Pam authentic, I've held back from doing some things,Fischer explains. "I haven't had my teeth whitened. I haven't gotten porcelain veneers. And you'll notice other things if you look carefully." "I need to keep it real so...
• David Cameron in Independent
  Mr Cameron said: "They may have been whitened, they might have been straightened, they might have been privately polished - he spent all that money on his smile but he won't even give us one."