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as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body
we knew that the junk food at the carnival was unhealthy, but it tasted so good!
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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
criticism of the military dictatorship has proved to be unhealthy for several of that nation's journalists
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
she's been unhealthy for almost a week now
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Recent Examples of unhealthy
That federal cases also involves allegations that these companies’ created defective apps that encourage unhealthy and addictive behaviors in teens and children.
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Stephen Desaulniers,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Posters on the platform often used the term in anti-Semitic ways, such as in the terms goyslop (unhealthy foods that these conspiracy theorists believed were a Jewish plot to hinder gentiles) and goycattle (the unthinking masses who are constantly being manipulated by Jewish people).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Lifestyle factors can include tobacco use, alcohol and an unhealthy diet.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Content promoting extreme beauty standards, unhealthy dieting, or body shaming also falls under these limits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Desaulniers,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Posters on the platform often used the term in anti-Semitic ways, such as in the terms goyslop (unhealthy foods that these conspiracy theorists believed were a Jewish plot to hinder gentiles) and goycattle (the unthinking masses who are constantly being manipulated by Jewish people).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Lifestyle factors can include tobacco use, alcohol and an unhealthy diet.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Content promoting extreme beauty standards, unhealthy dieting, or body shaming also falls under these limits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhealthy
Adjective
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The poisonous mushrooms can look and taste similar to edible ones.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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That provides them with some protection against eating the poisonous ones.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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More than a billion phones are now ineligible for security updates at a time when the threat landscape has never been more dangerous.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The church opened its warming center over the weekend, anticipating the arrival of the winter storm and the dangerous drop in temperatures.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The rest of us will sit here with Belichick, sick to our stomachs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now, the fear is getting sick or stuck far from home.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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But for decades, sections of it have been plagued by the dumping of toxic chemicals and untreated sewage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, the issue of toxic behavior on movie sets deserves to be talked about regardless of its impact on the awards race.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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This week, a powerful winter storm dumped a hazardous mix of snow, ice, and sleet across much of the United States, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes, grounding flights, closing schools, and disrupting the lives of more than 200 million Americans.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Most areas in North Texas were covered in ice, sleet and snow, creating hazardous conditions.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Now, but as the statistics and figures come in here in Minneapolis, there's double-digit drops in crime, coupled with a lot of bad people and bad things being taken off of your streets.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Under President Biden, the FTC and DOJ slowed large transactions, suggesting that all big businesses were bad businesses.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Health professionals encourage people to use lean cuts of meat because most of the fat in animal products is unhealthful saturated fat, which can raise the risk of heart disease and cancer.—
Bethany Thayer,
Detroit Free Press,
22 June 2024
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The statistic is built on what specific living individuals are willing to pay for small risk reductions in their own lives (often estimated via surveys or observing wage premiums for risky jobs).—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhealthy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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