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Recent Examples of uncleaned
Researchers found that uncleaned caps released about 287 microplastic particles per liter into bottled water.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
Two weeks passed, and the unregulated and uncleaned bathroom descended into filth.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
Two weeks passed, and the unregulated and uncleaned bathroom descended into filth.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
Adjective
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The scene was genuinely awful to watch, but the movie—a story of plague, passion, period costumes, and an unwashed man in a tunic skipping town to cure writer’s block—ended up thrilling us; the portrayal of two creative minds working together (and apart) was, oddly, familiar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Refrigerate, unwashed, in a plastic bag in crisper drawer up to 7 days.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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The tooth of the table mounted can opener was unclean with old white debris.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Dan Tana’s, a red-sauce West Hollywood institution, closed April 15 to 18 due to vermin infestation, unclean surfaces, plumbing or drainage citations and improper build or maintenance of walls, floors or ceilings, according to the health department.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The president had complained about filthy water and a leaking foundation, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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And some of the best evidence of the lovebugs’ comeback came last week at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza on Florida’s Turnpike, where filthy, splattered cars and trucks queued up before the plaza’s automatic windshield washer.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
21 June 2023
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The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.—
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports,
USA TODAY,
18 Apr. 2022
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 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
Adjective
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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According to city records, 3506 Lyndale Avenue has been cited at least 12 times for unsanitary conditions and trash buildup in the property's backyard.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Two Plano restaurants were temporarily closed due to unsanitary conditions at one and overflowing sewage at another, according to the city’s health inspection report.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The Or Foundation estimates that roughly 15 million castoff garments from Canada, China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union enter the market weekly, and about 40 percent leave as waste because they are torn, stained or otherwise too damaged to resell.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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The light, filtered through stained glass, shifts the mood from one side of the basilica to the other.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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