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  • 41whitewash — n. & v. n. 1 a solution of quicklime or of whiting and size for whitening walls etc. 2 a means employed to conceal mistakes or faults in order to clear a person or institution of imputations. v.tr. 1 cover with whitewash. 2 attempt by concealment …

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  • 42whitewash — Synonyms and related words: absolve, acquit, allow for, allowance, amnesty, apply paint, becloud, bedaub, bedizen, befog, begild, belie, besmear, blank, blanket, blind, brush on paint, bulldoze, calcimine, camouflage, chalk, clear, cloak, clobber …

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  • 43whitewash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calcimine, kalsomine; whiten; vindicate, exonerate; informal, shut out, blank, skunk (sl.). See covering, vindication, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cover with a lime wash] Syn. paint, whiten …

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  • 44whitewash — v 1. calcimine, whiten, Archaic. white; paint over, coat, cover. 2. cover up, gild, color, varnish, gloss over, smooth over, veneer; sweeten, sugar coat, candy coat, dulcify; lighten, soften, lessen, diminish, moderate, temper, qualify; palliate …

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  • 45whitewash —   Pa i puna, puna, hamo puna, palaina puna, ho ā ia i; ho ōhule (keep opponent scoreless, slang) …

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  • 46Whitewashed — Whitewash White wash , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whitewashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whitewashing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash. [1913 Webster] 2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; …

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  • 47Whitewashing — Whitewash White wash , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whitewashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whitewashing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash. [1913 Webster] 2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; …

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  • 48Hutton Inquiry — The Hutton Inquiry was a British judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the terms of reference ...urgently to conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr… …

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  • 50Keith Windschuttle — (born 1942) is an Australian writer, historian, and ABC board member, who has authored several books from the 1970s onwards. These include Unemployment , (1979), which analysed the economic causes and social consequences of unemployment in… …

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