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Recent Examples of unhygienic
Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic.
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Investigators uncovered more than 190 decomposing bodies last year inside the Penrose facility, many stored in unhygienic conditions.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Dana Taylor: Austin, how widespread is the issue of unhygienic conditions and a lack of adequate medical care leading to often preventable deaths?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, curtains can gather a lot of dust, mold, or dirt if not cleaned every so often, and can lead to allergies and an unhygienic home.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Investigators uncovered more than 190 decomposing bodies last year inside the Penrose facility, many stored in unhygienic conditions.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Dana Taylor: Austin, how widespread is the issue of unhygienic conditions and a lack of adequate medical care leading to often preventable deaths?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, curtains can gather a lot of dust, mold, or dirt if not cleaned every so often, and can lead to allergies and an unhygienic home.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhygienic
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The contractor cleaned the dormitories weekly rather than daily as required, resulting in unsanitary conditions.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Police said a build-up of trash around the property, along with unsanitary conditions, are linked to the rat infestation now impacting those who live along Adams Drive.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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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 15 Jun. 2026.
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