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
And two, crude oil from the Gulf — the unprocessed stuff — is typically shipped to refineries around the world, including to significant producers of jet fuel in Asia.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Justice has left me behind, like so many other victims in other unprocessed cases.
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
While unprocessed steel, aluminum and copper will still be tariffed at 50%, products made with those metals will be tariffed between 10% and 25%.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
By contrast, whole, unprocessed cuts of meat provide nutrients such as protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, and choline, Yassine says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Justice has left me behind, like so many other victims in other unprocessed cases.
—Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
While unprocessed steel, aluminum and copper will still be tariffed at 50%, products made with those metals will be tariffed between 10% and 25%.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
By contrast, whole, unprocessed cuts of meat provide nutrients such as protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, and choline, Yassine says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprocessed
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Explore historic landmarks, cultural sites and natural wonders across the South that define the American story.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Leaving porch lights on overnight can also have potential negative impacts on nature, confusing them and disrupting their natural behaviors, Harshbarger says.—
Kate McKenna,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
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What is in danger is that this will strip away the soul, the raw humanity actors like Jim Handy brough to each role and replace it with flat, generalized platitudes.—
Carl Kurlander,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Those raw emotions and moments of shared experience, which can be so hard to find in a fractured society, will be replicated all over the world in the coming weeks, bring families, communities and entire nations together, uniting them in hope, joy and, of course, despair.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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The Tijuana River Valley, which straddles the border, has been overrun for decades by untreated wastewater and sewage, forcing border towns like Imperial Beach and Chula Vista to intermittently close its beaches due to pollution.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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If left untreated, the disease can cause serious illness.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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