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as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body we knew that the junk food at the carnival was unhealthy, but it tasted so good!

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Recent Examples of unhealthy Even before the pandemic, undocumented immigrants faced unhealthy living conditions in this country. Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Tipper’s death on Beechwood adds to the dramatization of the Sinclair sisters’ unhealthy competitive dynamic, with the audience earlier discovering that their mom had been secretly supporting them as their various antics led to draining their trust funds. Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025 Colorado public health officials issued an air quality alert that will run through Thursday evening, warning people across the Front Range that ozone levels are expected to rise to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 June 2025 Praise their critical thinking, empathy, and courage to reject unhealthy trends. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhealthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhealthy
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  • Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives with poisonous mushrooms following a trial that has gripped the world.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • The atmosphere in the Rockies’ clubhouse is not toxic, unlike Chicago’s, which reportedly was poisonous for much of last season.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • And the Santa Barbara temblor revealed just how dangerous brick buildings built in that era could be.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • After landing, the most dangerous times, statistically speaking, are takeoff, approach, and initial climb.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
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  • Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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  • Setting the right tone and removing toxic employees becomes mission-critical to managing human employees in an age of AI.
    Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The full moon in Libra on the 12th illuminates your relationships, highlighting where you may be stuck in codependent or toxic dynamics.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
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  • Some have also reported hazardous biking conditions due to traffic.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
  • Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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  • Tom threw batting practice to Jackson, took Ethan down in the garage to vent and hit soft toss after a bad day at school.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • But Littell, who had been on a good roll, had — by his standards — a bad day, allowing the Tigers to go ahead 3-2 in the fourth.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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  • The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.
    Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2020
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  • Much of this inventory is now sitting idle on the market, as buyers steer away from a likely risky investment.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • This represents a highly unorthodox and potentially risky approach to trade.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025

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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhealthy. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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