The word 'whitewashing' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe when a person or company purposefully alters a narrative or revises historical events in order to lessen the negative impact or eliminate criticism. Example sentence: The movie studio was accused of whitewashing its biopic about the civil rights leader by removing important information about his childhood and activism.
If it ignores or rejects the claim, it will appear to be whitewashing its responsibility.
Critics accuse Japan of whitewashing the past.In this section Moment of reckoning Abe's demons Delaying the day of reckoning Pastures new Correction: Japan ReprintsShinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, is deeply entangled in this controversy.
The parade would be seen as a gesture aimed at Japan Chinaaccuseses its politicians of whitewashing the war.Dozens of police were killed in fighting with Islamist rebels in the southern province of Maguindanao in the Philippines.
This rich and carefully researched biography sets Qutb for the first time in his Egyptian context, rescuing him from caricature without whitewashing his radicalism.
Senior ODIHR staff claim their critics are whitewashing electoral fraud.Azerbaijan has a history of trying to seduce reputable foreign bodies to give international legitimacy to its repressive behaviour at home.
Since breaking free from the Qaddafi regime in the east, young men with paintbrushes have been whitewashing the police stations they previously torched and urging policemen to return to their posts.
Japanese conservatives have made it easy for them, whitewashing the past and attempting to pass off Imperial Japan's rampage across Asia as a "holy war" against Western colonialism.Selective memory is often a harmful feature of children's education.
There is a convenient conspiracy of silence, a sort of political con, whitewashing the true scale of the challenges facing the health service.
The St Helens man was in buoyant mood, whitewashing Dutchman Kist in the third set - which included an impressive 138 checkout - to go 3-0 up.
Oh, and it has already caused controversy for reportedly "whitewashing" the whole of Egypt, much the same way Exodus: Gods And Kings did.
