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Recent Examples of unhygienic
Mineral extraction has damaging social consequences in developing countries, where the impoverished are often compelled to work in unsafe and unhygienic conditions.
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Violations include unhygienic storage of used marijuana and improper sanitizer concentration.
—Kunle Falayi, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Violations include unhygienic storage of used marijuana and improper sanitizer concentration.
—Kunle Falayi, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhygienic
Adjective
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Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions were already a problem, and the new inmates only exasperated them, according to court documents.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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This results in overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions which, if left unchecked, can have serious health implications for the pets involved and, in some cases, results in not only sickness but also death.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Unhygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhygienic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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