1
as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
there's something unclean about this whole business
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as in filthy
not clean
a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware
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Recent Examples of unclean
The restaurant was issued a yellow placard for keeping food at temperatures outside of the accepted range and unclean food contact surfaces.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
There was an unclean cardboard box stored on a food contact surface at the prep line.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
There was black slime-like residue buildup inside an ice machine, and inspectors found unclean knives in a clean storage bin.
Employees were eating at the prep line.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Droughts, which can lead people to resort to unclean water, triggered outbreaks in Zambia and Zimbabwe; floods, which can destroy infrastructure and contaminate drinking water, did so in Kenya.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
There was an unclean cardboard box stored on a food contact surface at the prep line.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
There was black slime-like residue buildup inside an ice machine, and inspectors found unclean knives in a clean storage bin.
Employees were eating at the prep line.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Droughts, which can lead people to resort to unclean water, triggered outbreaks in Zambia and Zimbabwe; floods, which can destroy infrastructure and contaminate drinking water, did so in Kenya.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclean
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Rosamund Pike adds her name to the cast list, starring as a diamond seller whose family launders their profits through corrupt back-channels.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Countless cases have shown how these schemes have granted safe haven to corrupt actors from around the world and other suspicious individuals in the EU.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Without the vaccine, these 22 million Americans could get sick, hospitalized and even die.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Chihuahua health officials trace their first case to an 8-year-old Mennonite child who visited family in Seminole, got sick and spread the virus at school.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Coal plants are also the dirtiest fossil fuel in terms of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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They were bullied, beaten, humiliated, tortured and shot, with productive laborers crammed on top of one another in the dirty stone barracks—separately from the Jewish prisoners, whose numbers grew ever larger.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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The Freshwater Challenge is an initiative of countries—currently 49 countries plus the European Union—that have committed to collectively restoring 300,000 kilometers of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands.—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The resulting service gaps leave service providers relying on alternate methods that in many places result in a degraded customer interaction.—
Glenn Katz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although a typical shareholder meeting is a dusty, staid affair, the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting is entirely different.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Stuck in the grip of an exceptional drought, the city of El Paso, Texas, is facing dusty conditions not seen in nearly 90 years.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
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The car’s tires were muddy and the rear window was smashed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Some kinds of anchors are better suited to muddy bottoms, while others excel in grassy or rocky bottoms.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclean. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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