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greenwashes

greenwashes is the plural of greenwash.

greenwashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greenwash.

Meaning of greenwash

Noun

greenwash (plural greenwashes)

  1. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
    • People can be cynical about companies hiding behind green ideals, their radars finely tuned to detect a greenwash.2010, Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide, →ISBN, page 38
    Synonyms:
    greenwashing

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Questions about greenwashes

What is greenwashes the plural of?
Greenwashes is the plural of greenwash.

Words near greenwashes in the dictionary

  1. greenwares
  2. greenwash
  3. greenwashed
  4. greenwasher
  5. greenwashers
  6. greenwashes
  7. greenwashing
  8. greenwashings
  9. greenwater
  10. Greenwater Village
  11. greenwax

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