pasteurized 1 of 2

adjective

as in uncontaminated

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verb

past tense of pasteurize
as in filtered

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Recent Examples of pasteurized
Adjective
For the most health benefits, opt for kombucha with no more than five grams of sugar per serving and avoid pasteurized versions, which reduce probiotic content. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasteurized
  1. uncontaminated
  2. filtered
  3. undiluted
  4. refined
  5. pure
  6. purified
  7. unadulterated
  8. distilled
Adjective
  • For residents in the surrounding area, the water is still safe to drink, as the source remains uncontaminated, the city said.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even though Scottish Water already recycled uncontaminated sample bottles, the Generations technology offers a much better way to process large volumes of the waste.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncontaminated
Verb
  • On September 12th, about two hundred Democrats filtered into the Amarillo Civic Center for a fund-raising dinner put on by local Party chairs.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • And this has filtered down not only at the state level but also at the local level.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of filtered
Adjective
  • Because the richest tenth of Americans own nearly 90% of household stock-market wealth, every dollar shifted from paychecks to profit flows almost undiluted to the top.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of undiluted
Verb
  • In the latest experiment, researchers led by Hester Vennema refined a technique called double magnetic resonance to investigate the two spins separately.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Each detail turns elegance into performance, making for garments that can be waterproof, weatherproof and windproof, yet refined enough for the table and formal setting.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of refined
Adjective
  • In My Own Words is a product of the enchantment and pure yearning Ne-Yo saw as fundamental to R&B.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The 100% pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils are crafted to deliver long-lasting, natural fragrance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of pure
Verb
  • But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes?
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified?
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of purified
Adjective
  • The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Few social situations encourage or even allow unadulterated loopiness.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of unadulterated
Verb
  • And Todd’s writing got really distilled on these last couple of records.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The agaves were cooked in a conical stone oven, milled using a tahona stone, fermented in pinewood vats for 10 days with wild yeast, and double distilled in copper pot stills.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of distilled

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