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Recent Examples of nonnutritious
What’s more, a dietitian’s ire is often reserved first and foremost for cheap nonnutritious foods.
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Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnutritious
Adjective
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The soil may contain pathogens, pesticides and other unhealthful things.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The organization said 152 million Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2026
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The report analyzes data from 2022 through 2024 to grade counties on unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution, perhaps better understood as smog and soot, respectively.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their jail is strange and unwholesome.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Grievous bodily harm, nonconsensual drugging, murder, yes…still, thank god there’s nothing unwholesome here, like say a man in a dress.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Director Allen paces the reveals and developments – whether noxious or as sweet as the first blush of love in little Zonia and neighbor boy Reuben (Jackson Edward Davis at the review performance) – with an artful sense of the narrative’s timings and rhythms.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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The practice has had horrible consequences for the Black, working class neighborhood where the turbines are located, whose residents are stuck breathing xAI’s noxious exhaust.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Amrita Singh, Batra's 30-year-old daughter, told ABC News that her mother developed a respiratory illness soon after being held in the facility due to the unsanitary conditions.—
Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her mother couldn’t afford the $500 hospital delivery fee after losing their savings in the airstrike, so a midwife delivered Shiman in the unsanitary tent as the family struggles with hunger and lack of resources.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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The spa In Germany, it is considered unhygienic to wear swimming costumes in the sauna and steam, and there’s a relaxed nudity in the chill-out areas around the Finnish sauna and hamman, the ice baths, and the ice waterfall.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Iran has gone from having the most lethal navy in the Middle East to now acting like a bunch of pirates.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The combination is the standard in Florida lethal injections.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nonnutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnutritious. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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