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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  • Under the new terms of the license, Chevron was authorized to pay fees and royalties to Venezuela in oil but not in cash, effectively reducing Chevron’s crude exports from the country by half, according to Reuters.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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  • Russia has put great efforts into developing economic ties and supply chains with China and could become another supplier to the country, which has been importing an increasing amount of raw rare earths from the likes of Myanmar, Malaysia and Laos, for the processing stage of production.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Nuts available raw or roasted include macadamias, peanuts, pistachios, almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, and pine nuts.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • If left untreated, infants may experience a progressive, flaccid paralysis that can lead to breathing difficulties and require weeks of hospitalization.
    James Powel, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The weather service advises motorists to exercise caution if traveling as snow and ice could create slick conditions on untreated surfaces.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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