undrinkable

Definition of undrinkablenext

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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. 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
  • Its contaminated followers were one step removed from the beasts of the field.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The company later recovered more than 888,000 gallons of contaminated fuel that had mixed with other gasoline already in the tanks.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • During the Gulf War in 1991, downwind countries experienced similar polluted rain as Kuwait’s oil fields burned.
    Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Some Iranians fear the polluted rain, which also contains heavy metals, could contaminate drinking-water reservoirs and waterways.
    Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Some plants are entirely toxic while only the leaves, fruits or flowers of a plant cause problems.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe that’s because things behind the scenes were reportedly toxic as well.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For animals with severe toxicities, dialysis can be used to treat kidney failure as well as to extract poisonous substances from the blood, preventing further damage.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • If the flowers of sweet almond trees are pollinated with pollen from their bitter almond cousins, the resulting nuts are likely to be poisonous.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undrinkable. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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