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 Amid mass reticence, An Unfinished Film is an essential yet incomplete outlet for unprocessed trauma. Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025 But the sheer volume of unprocessed applications continues to be daunting. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 What To Know Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a filing on Monday that more than a million applications for IDR plans remain unprocessed. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Another group of men was assigned to do something very similar, except in this case the ultraprocessed and unprocessed diets were designed to be high in calories. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
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Adjective
  • With the climate crisis only deepening each year, throwing natural cycles and seasons into disarray, Japan is now bracing for future spikes in human-bear encounters each fall and spring.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Systems to better protect oceans, coastal marshes and mangroves will also be on the agenda, as well as an emphasis on the indigenous people who live on and manage much of the world’s natural places.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Here’s an actor of quiet ambition, fire and energy who every so often unleashes a raw power that infuses a character with life and truth.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever) provide the raw, revelatory, and surprisingly funny screenplay, while the director and her illustrious co-stars let rip with reckless abandon.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Attorneys point to warnings from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, a 2022 state audit and prior deaths at Las Colinas involving untreated withdrawal, including those of Elisa Serna in 2019 and Vianna Granillo in 2022.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Made of untreated cedar, the house has a 3-inch entrance hole and interior dimensions ideal for these larger birds.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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