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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
There is a great deal of widespread angst right now about people having unhealthy chats with AI.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Teaching contentment and perspective early on can reduce unhealthy comparisons later.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
Currently, the idea of global capitalism has created a society, which has become unsustainable and unhealthy for humans and other living beings.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, fine particulate matter, was the primary cause of the unhealthy air.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Teaching contentment and perspective early on can reduce unhealthy comparisons later.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
Currently, the idea of global capitalism has created a society, which has become unsustainable and unhealthy for humans and other living beings.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, fine particulate matter, was the primary cause of the unhealthy air.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhealthy
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Should Trump pursue this scheme of conquest, the military’s training will have to be shattered and reassembled into a destructive version of itself, as if doctors were asked to take lifesaving medicines, reconstitute them as poisonous isomers, and then administer them to patients.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Having been burned badly by his phantom surplus in 2022, Newsom is obviously aware that a repeat would be politically poisonous.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 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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Historically America’s lawmakers addressed the human and environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution’s transformational technology only after rivers ran with toxic chemicals and mistreated workers picketed.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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One of the furthest‑along examples is a one‑time experimental gene therapy called AMT‑130, which is delivered directly into the brain to lower levels of the toxic huntingtin protein.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This situation poses substantial danger by impeding emergency response efforts, as hazardous road conditions may prevent timely assistance.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The National Weather Service said that hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning commute.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
22 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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