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 The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily intake of unprocessed red meat between 50 and 100 grams daily (one to 1.5 servings). Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025 The invisible weight of former roles, outdated definitions of success, and unprocessed endings can quietly hold people back. Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The best food processor should have a powerful motor of at least 600 watts, a stainless-steel S-blade that sits close to the bottom of the work bowl to prevent unprocessed food chunks, and a feed chute that can handle more sizable ingredients. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 July 2025 Prioritize whole, unprocessed foods, particularly fruits and veggies, lean proteins, and whole grains. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
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Adjective
  • Trump is mentioned again on Page 156 of the birthday book document in a photo and a handwritten caption with a crude joke allegedly penned by Joel Pashcow, who the Wall Street Journal reports is a long-time Mar-a-Lago member.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The data also shows that the Reliance refinery gets nearly half its crude oil from Russia.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
  • How much of this summer’s leap is down to the rules and how much is just the natural order of football is open to interpretation.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva JPMorgan Chase saw one of the biggest jumps in raw numbers, with approvals climbing from 1,719 to 2,440, an increase of 721.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Adopt zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and multiparty computation (MPC) to validate identity attributes without exposing the raw data, making synthetic identity theft less profitable.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Like biological cancers, these flaws often spread silently, compromise system integrity and, if left untreated, can cause irreparable harm.
    Sagar Gupta, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • According to Cristosal, many of those that died under custody since the crackdown began lost their lives due to untreated illnesses, such as kidney failure caused by dehydration, or internal injuries from beatings.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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