1
as in uncooked
not cooked
you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken
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2
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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3
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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4
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
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The emotional depth of the story, coupled with a visually stunning approach, promises to attract buyers globally with its raw honesty and emotional resonance.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump enacted a new round of tariffs on the raw metals.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The emotional depth of the story, coupled with a visually stunning approach, promises to attract buyers globally with its raw honesty and emotional resonance.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw
Adjective
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Other items also rose sharply, including cereal by 2.1%; bread by 0.4%; and uncooked ground beef by 2.7%.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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These include yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut (uncooked), and miso.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Suncor operates the only refinery in Colorado, processing about 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day.—
Noelle Phillips,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The measures included a ban on seaborne Russian crude oil exports and a price cap of $60 per barrel on Russian oil.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The turbulent decade that saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King’s assassination, and the Vietnam War meant that home viewers were more open to escapism and entertainment that would whisk them away from the world's horrors.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Outside of turbulent foreign relations, the election comes at a critical time in Hollywood as the entertainment industry faces unprecedented uncertainty due to AI and plummeting profits.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a chilling twist of fate, in the film’s first location — a zigzagging, vertical staircase aside a dam in Portugal — a close friend of the group experiences a horrifying accident, captured on camera, that underscores just how perilous Storror’s stunts really are.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Army veteran accused in the chilling murder of his wife, her father and a neighbor — as the couple’s 4-year-old daughter watched — made a brief appearance in court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Chad and Darlene confide in each other and bond, a little too closely, over their similar biting humor.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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The following day, during an episode on his Never Shut Up podcast and YouTube show, Wiley compared Clark’s remarks in reaction to Jackson’s defeat to his more biting words following Allen’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s NFL Divisional Playoff Round.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Child labor and street crime were rampant, with some youngsters turning to theft for sustenance.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Burnout is rampant, employee trust is fragile, and businesses that fail to cultivate genuine workplace culture are losing talent fast.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Unlike with a solar eclipse, all phases of a total lunar eclipse are safe to look at with the naked eye.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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While viewers need special glasses to observe solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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Boasting fresh restorations and rare screenings of difficult to get prints, past seasons have been devoted to filmmakers such as Douglas Sirk or studios such as last year’s retrospective, The Lady with the Torch, which celebrated the centenary of Columbia Pictures.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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His body had a rare auto-immune reaction to ibuprofen called Stevens-Johnson syndrome.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Raw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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