whitewash
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈwaɪtˌwɔʃ/
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encubrimiento
- Why, I wondered, would they violate the principles of journalism to produce a bought-and-paid-for whitewash of a surely corrupt corporation?
- report is a whitewash
- a government whitewash
- call a whitewash
And so I've kind of had it with this whole whitewashing of just, you know, these simpler great times of old.
- And so I've kind of had it with this whole whitewashing of just, you know, these simpler great times of old.
Examples
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Every account I have read about the massacre raid in the MSM has been pure whitewash.
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" Clearly, neither man believes that the charges of a whitewash are credible.
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The comprehensive report might not be a whitewash after all.
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Of course, there will be a whitewash.
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But many still worry about a whitewash.
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There can be no whitewash at the White House. Two wrongs do not make a right.
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If you were really sorry... you would've said no to this whitewash.
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S&R decided to investigate the "whitewash" claims to determine if they had any substance.
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None of these points fully address the accusations that the entire PSU inquiry process was a "whitewash," however.
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The report was criticized as a whitewash for failing to address the serious issues raised.
Synonyms
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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5.5
An attempt to hide a crime or scandal from the public
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5.8
A report or statement that gives a false picture of the truth
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6.8
Information people spread on purpose to deceive others
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6.5
A false story made to trick people
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7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
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7.4
Actions that hide the truth by making things look better
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7.1
An action or statement that hides the real reason behind something
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7.7
To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
False or incomplete information spread on purpose to make people believe something untrue
Giving information in a misleading way that makes people misunderstand it
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A whitewash can mean a report or action that hides the truth, like painting over damage with white paint to hide it. So a whitewash is an attempt to make something bad look acceptable by covering the real faults.