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
This can get unsanitary since the dust can circulate in the air of your home, and for some models, dusty coils can affect how efficiently your fridge cools.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
What Causes Cockroaches? A cockroach in the home isn't always a sign of unsanitary conditions.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, her time in those cramped and unsanitary conditions didn't last her entire life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Seventy-six percent said there is a negative association that periods are gross and unsanitary, and 65 percent agreed that society teaches people to be ashamed of their periods.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
What Causes Cockroaches? A cockroach in the home isn't always a sign of unsanitary conditions.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, her time in those cramped and unsanitary conditions didn't last her entire life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Seventy-six percent said there is a negative association that periods are gross and unsanitary, and 65 percent agreed that society teaches people to be ashamed of their periods.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanitary
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My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Down and out in Tinseltown, where white glistening snow turns to filthy slush.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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From savory breads and rolls for sandwiches and soup-sopping to decadent sweet loaves and rolls for breakfast or dessert, the easy recipes give you a break while your mixer does the dirty work.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Romans liked to give the appearance of civilized rule by getting local thugs to do their dirty work.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Greek warrior coin, which was offered for sale in 2020, features a figure holding a spear while draped in a black, blue and white American flag.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Available in bold monochromatic hues of black, white, blue, red, and forest green, debuting in stores on January 2nd.Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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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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Their separation and subsequent divorce proceedings became messy over how to split their assets.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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After messy elections in February, Pakistan elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of three-time leader Nawaz Sharif.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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His new bride, the title character known as Ani (Mikey Madison), and his handlers spend much of the rest of the movie in pursuit, a chaotic chase that culminates at the Manhattan strip club where Ani dances.Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Reports Rakhimov, whose seat was in the back of the aircraft, continued describing the chaotic event, saying his body was hit.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanitary. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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