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 Based on the study findings, the biohacker recommends favoring whole, unprocessed foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025 This paralysis is not due to a lack of strategy, but often the lingering impact of unprocessed or unrecognized financial trauma quietly guides their decisions. Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 The Liver King is Brian Johnson, a 48-year-old Texan who found fame in the late 2010s by promoting an all-natural diet comprised primarily of bone broth, uncooked eggs, and raw, unprocessed beef livers, testicles, tongues, and other organs. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 May 2025 This has contributed to the large and growing backlog of unprocessed PSLF Buyback applications. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
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Adjective
  • With the second-largest gas reserves in the world and the fourth-largest crude oil reserves, Iran is one of the world’s major energy producers.
    Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • For example, China imports roughly three-quarters of its crude oil from overseas, with over 43% of the crude oil that China does import coming from the Middle East.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Plums make their presence known along roadsides and in natural areas in spring when fragrant white blooms cover their bare branches.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
  • But their back-and-forth reveals a natural chemistry between the two writers.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The music, intimate and bombastic, grounded and soaring, was goosebump-inducing and transcendent, giving emotional resonance to the awe of becoming friends with a dragon or the raw thrill of riding one.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
  • The moment is striking—not for its humor, but for its raw display of attachment and confusion.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Wood Surfaces Steel wool can damage wood surfaces, especially if the wood is soft or untreated.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
  • Silverplate can, however, be permanently tarnished if untreated.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025

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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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