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as in uncooked
not cooked
you should wash your hands after handling raw chicken
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2
as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
raw sugar is honey-colored because the crystals retain cane juices, minerals, and other impurities that haven't been refined out
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
recruiters like to say the military turns raw youths into responsible men and women
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as in turbulent
marked by wet and windy conditions
the day of the funeral turned out to be one of those bleak, blustery, raw winter days that was as gloomy as our spirits
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as in chilling
uncomfortably cool
evenings in those mountains, even during the summer, tend to be a little raw
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as in biting
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
bundle up if you're going sailing, as there's a raw wind out there in the bay
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a frightening display of raw anger
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as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
a pristine stretch of sand where beachgoers commonly sunbathe raw
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
a secluded swimming hole where we could swim in the raw
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Recent Examples of raw
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2025
His resume ranking includes raw results of games — i.e., wins and losses — which SP+ does not.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Ebony Day, azcentral, 4 Mar. 2020
Several open pans of raw shelled eggs stored directly above ready-to-eat leafy greens in cooler.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 15 Jan. 2020
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Adjective
Niamh has created a world that feels both thrillingly glamorous and emotionally raw, with characters who ache with ambition, desire, and heartbreak.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2025
His resume ranking includes raw results of games — i.e., wins and losses — which SP+ does not.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
Raw beef stored above raw shelled eggs, crab and shrimp.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 4 Mar. 2020
Several open pans of raw shelled eggs stored directly above ready-to-eat leafy greens in cooler.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 15 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raw
Adjective
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Just dump uncooked pasta, chicken, sauce, and cheese, then bake until bubbly.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2025
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Raw foods include unpasteurized milk, uncooked meat or unpasteurized eggs.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In other dealings early Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 15 cents to $65.37 per barrel.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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Reina, Fil-Am team center back, brings us on this turbulent journey, culminating in an intimate trip to her grandmother’s hometown in the Philippines.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Even Zelensky – who has had a turbulent relationship with Trump – came away with wins.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Come for the carnage (R.I.P. little Alex Kintner), stay for the chilling character moments (Shaw's USS Indianapolis speech as Quint).—
Chris Nashawaty,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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Now, in 2025, the breach at UNFI raises a chilling question: what a biological virus could not shut down, could a cyberattack succeed in crippling?—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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Fey’s writing usually has a reputation of being more on the biting or sardonic side, but The Four Seasons trades out the eye rolls for loving looks (mostly).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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Cyberattacks against companies have been rampant for years, but a string of attacks on retail companies have raised awareness of the issue because the breaches can impact customers.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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A lot of those respondents claimed to dislike the technology — but its widespread adoption implies a subtle incursion, and the implications of this rampant use are devastating.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will also be in the sky, though the former two are impossible to see with the naked eye and the latter difficult.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Most of them are still scary quick, skinny and now naked.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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And years after contracting measles, people can later develop subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal complication resulting from a weakened form of the virus remaining in the body, and later infecting the brain.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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So in our history, this is very rare, and the localization of that kind of violence, to me, is what’s different and new in many ways about this.—
Fiction Non Fiction
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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“Raw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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