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
Not to mention, just buying fresh, whole, totally unprocessed foods would require you to cook every meal, which can be impractical.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
The American diet could use a shake-up and children should be encouraged to eat healthier, more unprocessed, foods as a general rule.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
Their diet was unprocessed, relying on the mastery of skills and knowledge to cultivate.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Many of these options tend to be cheaper and more convenient than whole, unprocessed or minimally processed foods.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
The American diet could use a shake-up and children should be encouraged to eat healthier, more unprocessed, foods as a general rule.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
Their diet was unprocessed, relying on the mastery of skills and knowledge to cultivate.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Many of these options tend to be cheaper and more convenient than whole, unprocessed or minimally processed foods.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprocessed
Adjective
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The United States imports crude oil from Canada, specifically the Alberta oil sands.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But unseen, in underground pipelines that cut through vast fields of barley, flows about $5 billion annually worth of Canadian crude oil and natural gas, most of it from Alberta.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mitchell has nice speed and good hands, so his natural fit might be as a third-down back.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Work is a form of play, and leisure is the natural state of things: life for life’s sake.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Foods included tend to be whole and/or raw: think raw vegetables, bread, meat and cheese.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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My signature style is all about contrasts—mixing the refined with the raw, the structured with the undone.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The top officials estimated that the casualties would include up to 166,000 deaths from malaria, a 30% rise in new tuberculosis cases, 200,000 children paralyzed by polio over the next decade and more than a million children left untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Endometriosis can worsen over time if left untreated.—
Health,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Unprocessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprocessed. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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