Definition of unprocessednext
as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining unprocessed foods that still have much of their original flavor

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Recent Examples of unprocessed On top of that, raw, unprocessed wool has yet one more perk that’s easy to overlook. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 More than 35 percent of ballots in Los Angeles County remain unprocessed. Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 In California’s primary election, held June 2, thousands of ballots remain unprocessed according to the state’s ballot-tracking website. Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026 Researchers also recently found that a higher intake of unprocessed meat may protect against dementia in older people who have a variant of a certain gene. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
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Adjective
  • Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum.
    John Hanna, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The guidance comes after residents cited noise, effects on wildlife and a desire to preserve natural areas used for recreation, hunting and fishing, according to a press release from the government of Greenland, Naalakkersuisut.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The most startling weapon in Brennan’s arsenal is his raw power.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • When the right antibiotics are unavailable, infections are more likely to go untreated, increasing their opportunity to spread.
    Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
  • PennEnvironment says the Philadelphia Water Department dumps over 12 billion gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater a year into the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and their tributaries.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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