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verb (1)

past tense of blench
as in flinched
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust she blenched from the horrible sight

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verb (2)

past tense of blench
as in bleached
to make white or whiter by removing color we'll have to blench the sheets with bleach to restore that snow-white look

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blenched
  1. flinched
  2. bleached
  3. recoiled
  4. faded
  5. winced
  6. brightened
Verb
  • Then the pianist flinched and the leader sprinted off the stage.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The teen in the green sweatshirt, Williams, momentarily flinched from the gunshot.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of flinched
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  • Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The large works seem to be on the verge of becoming ghostly, bleached by the same relentless Florida sunlight that makes Miami Beach so visually seductive.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bleached
Verb
  • The upper atmosphere recoiled so violently that radio communications were disrupted.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Even a few Republican loyalists have recoiled at the extravagant pageantry, seemingly designed to flatter Xi and awe a domestic audience, although the absence of TV cameras at the Rose Garden ceremony undermined that low-ambition objective.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of recoiled
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  • The process recalls versioning in dub, where an existing recording is stripped down and reconstructed, its individual elements isolated, amplified or faded out entirely.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most movie theaters disappeared decades ago and the culture of cinemagoing has faded from the lives of the younger generations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of faded
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  • Back on the broadcast, Nantz immediately winced and grabbed his hand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • My husband walked into the room and winced as one of the women changed into a perfect re-creation of an American Girl–doll outfit (very theater kid, not his thing).
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of winced
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  • And then the whole restaurant would have their days brightened when LeMay and Ward would burst into song, loud enough for everyone to hear.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The rapper’s makeup was soft and dreamy, featuring an impactful pink blush that brightened the face and pink glossy lips lined with a darker pencil for definition.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of brightened
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