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as in uncooked
not cooked
you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
raw sugar is honey-colored because the crystals retain cane juices, minerals, and other impurities that haven't been refined out
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women
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as in turbulent
marked by wet and windy conditions
the day of the funeral turned out to be one of those bleak, blustery, raw winter days that was as gloomy as our spirits
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as in chilling
uncomfortably cool
evenings in those mountains, even during the summer, tend to be a little raw
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as in biting
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
bundle up if you're going sailing, as there's a raw wind out there in the bay
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a frightening display of raw anger
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as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
a pristine stretch of sand where beachgoers commonly sunbathe raw
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
a secluded swimming hole where we could swim in the raw
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Recent Examples of raw
Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be transmitted through raw eggs and meat or in unpasteurized milk.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Ebony Day, azcentral, 25 Dec. 2019
Tim RoneyGetty Images Her 1995 raw, ragey, best-selling album, Jagged Little Pill, spoke to a generation—and inspired a musical of the same name, opening on Broadway this month.
—Alanis Morissette, Marie Claire, 8 Nov. 2019
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Productivity & Content Creation Tests Our first group of tests represents workloads such as content creation, office productivity, and raw CPU speeds.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be transmitted through raw eggs and meat or in unpasteurized milk.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Employee cracked a raw shelled egg with gloved hands then handled a clean plate and kitchen utensils without washing hands between tasks.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 25 Dec. 2019
Tim RoneyGetty Images Her 1995 raw, ragey, best-selling album, Jagged Little Pill, spoke to a generation—and inspired a musical of the same name, opening on Broadway this month.
—Alanis Morissette, Marie Claire, 8 Nov. 2019
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These substances include lectins (in certain uncooked plants or beans), heavy metals, or other substances found in nature or food.21 Hernia: These are holes or weak spots in the walls of the tissues surrounding the abdomen.Mark Gurarie, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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By nature, when fruits and vegetables are served uncooked, there’s no opportunity to heat away bacteria.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The colors, font and typography were a crude approximation of the signs posted by the campaign advocating for the proposition’s passage.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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China is the world’s largest crude importer and the second-largest crude consumer, after the United States.Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the recent Saturday Night movie, which mythologizes the series’ turbulent birth, Gabrielle LaBelle (playing a young Michaels) gives a speech about how SNL should feel like a wild night out in the city, all jazz and revelry.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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In these turbulent times, the role of states in safeguarding fundamental rights has never been more crucial.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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On the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey discovered their daughter JonBenét was missing along with a chilling note.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sketch seemed to be SNL’s attempt to balance the cold open’s levity with a more biting tone about the wearying stakes of deciding the nation’s leadership.Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Between the lines: Partisan poll watchers have been part of U.S. elections since at least the 19th century to counter voter fraud and violence, which were rampant at the time, per PBS' Retro Report.April Rubin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sixty percent of the water that flows into the lower Mississippi River comes from the Ohio River, where drought is rampant.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Six weeks later, her naked body was found by hunters in Ozark National Forest.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because of its class-leading functionality, polish, and usability, Photoshop earns a rare five-star rating and our Editors' Choice award.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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This is the rare case that law enforcement wanted to go viral.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Raw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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