as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted—and unhesitatingly gave it to them
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as in masses
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
Aunt Edna was fond of snootily reminding us that we need not take our manners from the great unwashed
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Recent Examples of unwashed
Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
How Long Can Eggs Safely Sit Out? Eggs from the store can only sit out for two hours, whereas eggs from a chicken in your backyard or from the farmer's market that are unwashed can sit out for around two weeks.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Refrigerate dry and unwashed in crisper drawer in a plastic bag up to 3 weeks.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders this past fall had numerous health and sanitation violations, including employees with unwashed hands, dirty equipment, and puddles of Listeria bacteria.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
How to use: Use on dry, unwashed hair before stepping into the shower.
—Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
How Long Can Eggs Safely Sit Out? Eggs from the store can only sit out for two hours, whereas eggs from a chicken in your backyard or from the farmer's market that are unwashed can sit out for around two weeks.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Refrigerate dry and unwashed in crisper drawer in a plastic bag up to 3 weeks.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders this past fall had numerous health and sanitation violations, including employees with unwashed hands, dirty equipment, and puddles of Listeria bacteria.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwashed
Adjective
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Even though the amount of each check is lower, investing it in the stock market, which averages an annual return of 10%, could make up for that loss and more.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The actions by the Department of Education appear to be in response to last week’s sweeping ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which extended and expanded a block on lower payments and student loan forgiveness under several IDR plans.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yet Empire Falls translates into a lumpen, stodgy miniseries, despite a fine central performance from Harris as a divorced diner owner with deep roots in the town and a structure that allows the past to keep informing and enriching the present.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2024
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Rhys spent decades, often isolated and paranoid, in lumpen houses and apartments in and out of London, before success arrived late.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 June 2022
Noun
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There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Instead, Ram is using the humble 3.6 L Pentastar V6.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, in 1798, Alexandria had become a humble Ottoman port.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Construed as a pedagogical exercise more than entertainment, the film offers a deep reading into the complicated plurality of the populace that constitutes nations such as Germany.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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Big questions remain about whether interventions that correct political meta-misperceptions can have lasting effects, or whether reducing polarization among the American populace is even enough when so many threats to democracy come from elites intent on sowing division.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This, of course, is at a moment when Hollywood is desperate to make the theatrical moviegoing experience itself relatable again to a distracted public.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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But after Alex leaves her father a resignation note to read while delivering his report to the American public, Robert takes that opportunity to expose Dreyer’s involvement, even if that would implicate his daughter and tear his family apart even further.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
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As is the case with the aesthetics of people, exquisite lines can be found on patrician and proletariat cars alike.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
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“Unwashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwashed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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