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 On top of that, raw, unprocessed wool has yet one more perk that’s easy to overlook. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 More than 35 percent of ballots in Los Angeles County remain unprocessed. Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 In California’s primary election, held June 2, thousands of ballots remain unprocessed according to the state’s ballot-tracking website. Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026 Researchers also recently found that a higher intake of unprocessed meat may protect against dementia in older people who have a variant of a certain gene. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unprocessed
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Adjective
  • Let your confidence come through in choices that feel honest and natural.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After phasing it out in 2022, the brand brought back the original formula last year in response to fans who missed its weightless feel and natural-looking medium coverage.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Strict regulations, punishing conditions This summer, more than three-quarters of France’s 80 producers of Salers cheese – a semi-hard, raw cow’s milk cheese – were brought to a standstill following a series of heat waves and accompanying drought.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Emotions are what make college football great, but there is a fine line between showing raw emotions and letting emotions get the best of you.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Two of the children suffered untreated burns that left significant scarring, according to Uthmeier's office.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In untreated films, bare lead atoms remain exposed on the outer boundary.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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

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