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Recent Examples of undrinkable
As is, this water is undrinkable, but, primarily through a process of reverse osmosis, the salt and mineral content can be removed, and the water can be made safe to drink.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Many, perhaps by design, were undrinkable.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
That's especially important when the tap water is undrinkable.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The water became undrinkable because of contamination fears.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Many, perhaps by design, were undrinkable.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
That's especially important when the tap water is undrinkable.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The water became undrinkable because of contamination fears.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for undrinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undrinkable
Adjective
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Jovanni periodically while Daniels followed instructions on cleaning, handwashing and keeping Jovanni away from contaminated dirt.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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People most at risk of health issues from PFAS include young children, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, those who live in contaminated areas, or people — like firefighters or chemical manufacturers — who are exposed to PFAS on the job.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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State officials issued islandwide brown water advisories for Oahu and Maui after storms sent polluted runoff into coastal waters.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation – the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth that made economic life so miserable a half century ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Both fruit and tuber are poisonous.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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When Floyd is found dead at a community pool surrounded by a poisonous cocktail and a vintage Playgirl magazine, two detectives (Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday) begin unraveling the bizarre chain of events that led to his death.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undrinkable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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