as in filthy
not sanitary and likely to cause disease
working under unsanitary conditions The bathroom facilities were unsanitary.
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Recent Examples of unsanitary
Four Plano restaurants were temporarily closed by health inspectors for violations including moldy food, roaches and other unsanitary conditions, according to city records.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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
Additionally, the reptiles were subjected to cruel treatment and being kept in unsanitary conditions, the department added.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at multiple Boar’s Head plants
Several lawsuits were filed against Boar’s Head, including one from the family of an 88-year-old Virginia man and Holocaust survivor, who died after eating liverwurst that was ultimately implicated in the recall.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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
Additionally, the reptiles were subjected to cruel treatment and being kept in unsanitary conditions, the department added.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at multiple Boar’s Head plants
Several lawsuits were filed against Boar’s Head, including one from the family of an 88-year-old Virginia man and Holocaust survivor, who died after eating liverwurst that was ultimately implicated in the recall.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanitary
Adjective
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The law specifically spells out heating problems, pest infestations and filthy conditions as among the issues that could require a court’s intervention.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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Detectives have criminally charged the owner of nearly 50 Belgian Malinois dogs that were found trapped together in a cramped, filthy Queens apartment, police said Wednesday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Martin Kove as John Kreese Martin Kove played John Kreese, Johnny's karate mentor, who encourages his students to play dirty and harass Daniel.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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The infant was scheduled to be cremated, according to the release, but the body was accidentally taken to Shreveport with a load of dirty linens.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Travis Decker description Police described Travis Decker as a white man with black hair and brown eyes, standing 5'8'', and weighing 190 pounds.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Decker is described as 5 feet, 8 inches, tall and 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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
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The real world can be messy, and issues will occasionally come up that are out of your control.—
Egor Karpovich,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The plating was a little messy on a few dishes during my visit.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The 2021 withdrawal was unacceptably chaotic and bloody, the takeover by the Taliban shameful, but that war is now over.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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No dogs will be allowed because Matthews didn’t want dogs’ first experience at the facility to be chaotic and filled with stress.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanitary. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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