as in sanitary
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
food packaging done under rigidly hygienic conditions
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Recent Examples of hygienic
According to Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, eating with your hands is hygienic (after having washed your hands, of course) and beneficial to your senses and digestion.
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
This model is known for its deep-cleaning performance and hygienic bin emptying and includes a two-year warranty.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The short, which addresses period poverty, or the lack of access to safe and hygienic menstrual products, was developed through Black Girls Film Camp and screened as part of UFF’s programming.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, that strategy would be hygienic only for the pooper.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
This model is known for its deep-cleaning performance and hygienic bin emptying and includes a two-year warranty.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The short, which addresses period poverty, or the lack of access to safe and hygienic menstrual products, was developed through Black Girls Film Camp and screened as part of UFF’s programming.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, that strategy would be hygienic only for the pooper.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hygienic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hygienic
Adjective
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The only five-star hotel in Barcelona certified by LEED International, the energy used to heat the sanitary water supply and the rooftop pool in winter is obtained via heat recovery of the air conditioning.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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The system is sanitary and BPA- and latex-free.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many japonica camellias, in the manner of other botanical hybrids, are sterile with their yellow, thread-like stamens and stigmas either absent or invisible.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hygienic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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