Answer: whitewashes

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WHITEWASHESIn the end, though, the media portrayed the press conference as bland and amicable -- the latest in a series of ...
WHITEWASHESCovers up
WHITEWASHESShutouts, in various games.
WHITEWASHESGlosses over.
WHITEWASHESSkunks
whitewashesA deliberate concealment of someone's mistakes or faults in order to clear their name
whitewashesA solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white
whitewashesA victory in a game in which the loser scores no points
whitewashesWHITEWASH, to cover with whitewash