as in unwashed
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Recent Examples of uncleaned
When your water surpasses that threshold, and/or other bacteria strains are introduced to the mix—like when a water bottle goes uncleaned after a workout—water safety is called into question.
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Left uncleaned, these spots can make the whole room smell musty.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Baseboards Because they're located near the floor and often out of sight, baseboards are a major dust collector and often go uncleaned.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
As a result, some residents go without showers, rooms are left uncleaned and people needing close supervision are ignored, some of the former managers said.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Left uncleaned, these spots can make the whole room smell musty.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Baseboards Because they're located near the floor and often out of sight, baseboards are a major dust collector and often go uncleaned.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
As a result, some residents go without showers, rooms are left uncleaned and people needing close supervision are ignored, some of the former managers said.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
Adjective
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Understandably, it’s gated off for us, the unwashed masses.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2024
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The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including unwashed fruit and food stored on the floor.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There was an unclean cardboard box stored on a food contact surface at the prep line.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There was black slime-like residue buildup inside an ice machine, and inspectors found unclean knives in a clean storage bin. Employees were eating at the prep line.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Aurangzeb imprisoned his ailing father in 1658 and defeated his brother the year after, before forcibly parading him in chains on a filthy elephant on the streets of Delhi.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The network has ordered Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, which will see the celebrity chef go undercover to rescue America’s filthiest restaurants.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
21 June 2023
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Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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For over a century, the presence of coliform bacteria has been considered an indicator of unsanitary conditions.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the reptiles were subjected to cruel treatment and being kept in unsanitary conditions, the department added.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That transition can be rough regardless of the next step on their life’s journey, but a particularly dingy college dorm can take the experience from bad to worse.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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The basics remain the same: Four players take control of survivors attempting to escape a dingy hellhole, while a fifth takes the role of a roaming psychopath trying to kill them.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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