undrinkable

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Recent Examples of undrinkable Finally, the mint julep is a vile almost undrinkable beverage. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 The latest New York news Image Road salt and the city’s drinking water: A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by the beginning of the next century. James Barron, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Therefore, this water becomes undrinkable without processing, increasing the need for desalinization and affecting the water's taste. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 But when devastating wildfires ravaged the West Coast in September 2020, gallons of wine were left undrinkable. Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for undrinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undrinkable
Adjective
  • There are systems in place to help address the issue of contaminated medications.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers who have received the affected HelloFresh meals are urged not to consume the contaminated product and to throw them away immediately.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of adding external chemicals or excavating polluted layers, the soil itself becomes a dynamic system capable of regenerating its quality over time.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Around 20 million people in New Delhi woke up today breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Unknown dangers Many personal care products — from lipstick to shampoo and moisturizer — still contain potentially toxic chemicals.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The test can detect trace amounts of minerals and toxic metals in their system, providing information at levels even smaller than a traditional blood test can find.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing was more freeing than finally realizing how poisonous these people are.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The scorpion, who will sting with their poisonous venom when hurt, is extremely intuitive and highly aware of their surroundings.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undrinkable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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