as in unwashed
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Recent Examples of uncleaned
The study found that uncleaned carpets may harbor substantial amounts of human hair, dead skin cells, plant matter and fungal spores.
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USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Prior tenants may have left behind drips of paint, uncleaned appliances or unresolved feelings, but only Lenin will remain as a person, albeit in spirit form.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
The filter is meant to catch grease, so leaving it uncleaned will lead to a sticky mess on the filter and walls.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
Babies are left untended, bathrooms go uncleaned.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
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USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
Prior tenants may have left behind drips of paint, uncleaned appliances or unresolved feelings, but only Lenin will remain as a person, albeit in spirit form.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
The filter is meant to catch grease, so leaving it uncleaned will lead to a sticky mess on the filter and walls.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
Babies are left untended, bathrooms go uncleaned.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
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In addition, touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands after touching raw milk with bird flu virus may also lead to infection.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Bird flu can be contracted when drinking raw milk from an infected cow, when raw milk from an infected cow is splashed into the eyes, nose or mouth, or by touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands after contact with raw milk from an infected cow.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks.Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
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They were packed in the ships’ holds in filthy conditions reminiscent of their initial arrival in North America, their prospects of freedom largely unchanged by the war.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Don't let a little plumbing snafu make your dishwasher filthy.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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 company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
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Possibly not, given that First 12 has a shrewd lawyer, sowing doubt by arguing there were more opportunities for Dante’s mothers to be unsanitary — intentionally or not — than for the factory to make a catastrophic mistake.Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roberts said the conditions at the home were also unsanitary.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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His third-floor office, in a dingy concrete building across a roaring four-lane road from the Ikeja market, is a charnel house of dead mobile phones.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The cells are meticulously clean — an intentional and stark contrast to the dingy and squalid prisons of El Salvador’s past.David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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