cruelty-free
adjective
cru·el·ty-free
ˈkrü(-ə)l-tē-ˈfrē 
: developed or produced without inhumane testing on animals
cruelty-free cosmetics
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Priding itself on being vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, Rhode quickly became the name on everyone’s lips (literally).
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
This vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand was designed to bring you your everyday beauty essentials, ensuring a wide range of skin tones are accounted for and catered to.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
It's got that signature briny taste of the sea while being completely made from plants (and therefore cruelty-free).
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025
The store’s body care section has products free from parabens, sulfates, and often cruelty-free and vegan.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
This vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand was designed to bring you your everyday beauty essentials, ensuring a wide range of skin tones are accounted for and catered to.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
It's got that signature briny taste of the sea while being completely made from plants (and therefore cruelty-free).
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025
The store’s body care section has products free from parabens, sulfates, and often cruelty-free and vegan.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cruelty-free
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“Cruelty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruelty-free. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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