germy

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Recent Examples of germy Curad Alcohol Prep Pads From airplane tray tables to hotel remotes, germy surfaces are everywhere when traveling. Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025 The hardware is in contact with dirty, germy hands all day, and exterior handles are exposed to dirt, dust, pollen, and visiting guests. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025 The bathroom is the center of cleanliness in many homes, and if your hand towels and toothbrushes are old and germy, your entire home can feel less clean. Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025 Not to mention touching all the items in the store with your germy hands! Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 Related article Walking just 5 minutes a day makes a difference While Staphylococcus aureus is found on many gym surfaces, exercise mats are particularly germy. Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025 Shared gym surfaces had even more microbes living on them than commonly germy household surfaces. Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023 Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration acknowledge on their websites that surgical masks are generally meant to help protect against large droplets, splashes or sprays of possibly germy fluid. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022 People’s unwillingness to touch potentially germy surfaces and devices during the pandemic has greatly accelerated the adoption of unique QR codes. Matthew Kitchen, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germy
Adjective
  • For decades, tenants have complained about unsanitary or dangerous conditions, including mold, rodents, and heat and hot water outages.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Subcontracting agencies are known for pressuring workers to cut corners, unsanitary conditions, wage theft, and other health and safety issues.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As of June 20 more than 300 people are being held in cramped and unhygienic conditions, without food and fresh water for long stretches, Frimpong wrote.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 July 2025
  • In recent months, the Krome facility has been plagued with complaints about unhygienic conditions and overcrowding that has left many detainees sleeping on the floors.
    Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • Health professionals encourage people to use lean cuts of meat because most of the fat in animal products is unhealthful saturated fat, which can raise the risk of heart disease and cancer.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024

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“Germy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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