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
This isn't just unsanitary—the buildup of crud could eventually interfere with your mixer's moving parts.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
In April, Martinez denied allegations of unsanitary conditions in the jail amid social media claims that inmates experienced rough conditions amid a water leak in the Lake County Government Center and the jail late last week.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
In the days and weeks before Lander’s arrest, Kaplan issued temporary orders that mandated ICE address severe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and other deeply inhumane practices.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
The contractor cleaned the dormitories weekly rather than daily as required, resulting in unsanitary conditions.
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Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
In April, Martinez denied allegations of unsanitary conditions in the jail amid social media claims that inmates experienced rough conditions amid a water leak in the Lake County Government Center and the jail late last week.
—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
In the days and weeks before Lander’s arrest, Kaplan issued temporary orders that mandated ICE address severe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and other deeply inhumane practices.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
The contractor cleaned the dormitories weekly rather than daily as required, resulting in unsanitary conditions.
—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanitary
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Margera tried to soothe the pain by submerging his fresh brand in a tub of filthy farm water, which resulted in a life-threatening staph infection that landed him in the hospital.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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If one neighborhood is highly polluted but nearby communities aren’t, county-level averages would show an overall low level of pollution – even though the more detailed information would reveal a major problem to be addressed in one particular area.
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Her inner light reminds him of the stars he’s seen with his own eyes, above the polluted atmosphere of Earth.
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Let the cleaner sit for 15 minutes and blot the excess, or cover it with a damp cloth and leave it for up to 24 hours for heavily soiled or old, set-in spots.
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Quick wash is best for lightly worn clothes, not heavily soiled or stained items.
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Most notably, though, is its easy-to-clean material, which one flight attendant appreciates when up against dirty baggage claims and surprise spills.
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Crafted with Grey Goose vodka and Carpano Dry Vermouth, the cocktail is prepared to each guest’s preference—whether dry, dirty, extra dirty, shaken or stirred—from the restaurant’s signature martini cart.
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From here, there’s a plush formal living room, outfitted mostly in neutral tones, and a darker, moodier sitting room, where the black walls feature a studded pattern.
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Nike first made a limited run of 100 all-white Air Force 1 with black Roc-A-Fella branding in 1999 as promotional items.
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).
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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.
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Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
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More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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The combat that follows is intimate, chaotic, and bloody.
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanitary. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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