as in filthy
not sanitary and likely to cause disease
working under unsanitary conditions The bathroom facilities were unsanitary.
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Recent Examples of unsanitary
Traveler Options In cases of unsanitary conditions—including bedbug infestations—travelers have options for filing complaints.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
During an inspection this year, it was discovered that at least one of the bodies had been there since the inspection in March, among other unsanitary conditions, according to the report.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The facility, operated by Homeland Security, was quickly overrun, with far too few case managers for the thousands of children that arrived, exposure to extreme weather, dust and unsanitary conditions, a 2022 inspector general report found.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the latest restaurant inspections, unsanitary practices and improper food storage lead to 12 health violations at these three Phoenix-area restaurants.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
During an inspection this year, it was discovered that at least one of the bodies had been there since the inspection in March, among other unsanitary conditions, according to the report.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The facility, operated by Homeland Security, was quickly overrun, with far too few case managers for the thousands of children that arrived, exposure to extreme weather, dust and unsanitary conditions, a 2022 inspector general report found.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the latest restaurant inspections, unsanitary practices and improper food storage lead to 12 health violations at these three Phoenix-area restaurants.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanitary
Adjective
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In early modern Europe, the filthiest trades (such as tanning) were branded nuisances and forced out of cities and closer to those living at society’s margins.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The beat is straight up filthy, as are the lyrics, written from the point of view of a seductress who is simultaneously a literal murderer.—
James Factora,
Them,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Every Look from the 2025 Oscars Red Carpet By Vogue Based on Court of Honor, William P. Wood’s 1991 legal thriller, this Turner Network Television original movie finds Tom Selleck playing a municipal judge who pitches in to help with a government sting operation focused on nailing a dirty judge.—
Nell Beram,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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More likely, a veteran like Hill or Ford or any number of others — guys who have played a lot and know how to get the dirty work done — could fit.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After signing autographs and posing for photos at O’Hare, Blagojevich landed in Denver and then hopped into a black SUV with two of his attorneys to report to the prison — with a camera-toting helicopter tracking his movement and the image streamed live on TV websites.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Attaching the Freyja to a Chair The Freyja is a black pad that measures 38 by 16 inches (HW) and has soft, flat padding arranged in polygonal panels.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Orlando took the helm of the memorial effort in late 2023 amid the messy collapse of the private onePulse foundation.—
Stephen Hudak,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Ever since, Kim and Kroy have gone back and forth, making accusations against one another in the messy proceedings.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a topsy-turvy movie that is also spiritually profound in ways that the Marvel and DC franchises don’t dare but that became abstruse and chaotic in Snyder’s many Rebel Moon iterations.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the White House’s on-again, off-again approach to tariffs with our major trading partners is so chaotic, it can barely be called a policy.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanitary. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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