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Recent Examples of whiteness
All of that might be worth exploring in the show, but that’s not the case being made in the Instagram comments, which continue to emphasize the importance of Snape’s whiteness.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
This is because the appeal and societal acceptance of straight hair is inextricably linked to a proximity to whiteness, which to some, lands as the antithesis to the natural hair movement as a whole.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Spencer sees her from the window, somehow IMMEDIATELY recognizes his bundled-up wife in the blinding whiteness, then races through the cars and hops out the back.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
The essence of Velma is not necessarily tied to her whiteness.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
This is because the appeal and societal acceptance of straight hair is inextricably linked to a proximity to whiteness, which to some, lands as the antithesis to the natural hair movement as a whole.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Spencer sees her from the window, somehow IMMEDIATELY recognizes his bundled-up wife in the blinding whiteness, then races through the cars and hops out the back.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
The essence of Velma is not necessarily tied to her whiteness.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiteness
pallor
Noun
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As a result, even his best and most engaging songs have a somber pallor hovering just over them.—
Jon Caramanica,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Over the water the sky is glazed now with an Arctic pallor.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Whiteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiteness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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