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Recent Examples of unsterilized
It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
Wollstonecraft was later to die in tragic irony, at the unsterilized hands of the male surgeon who delivered her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a genius who manifested her mother’s bioethical themes in the novel of the era, Frankenstein.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 19 Nov. 2020
The disease often results from cutting the umbilical cord with an unsterilized instrument, introducing the microbe into a susceptible wound.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
Wollstonecraft was later to die in tragic irony, at the unsterilized hands of the male surgeon who delivered her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a genius who manifested her mother’s bioethical themes in the novel of the era, Frankenstein.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 19 Nov. 2020
The disease often results from cutting the umbilical cord with an unsterilized instrument, introducing the microbe into a susceptible wound.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsterilized
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Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.15%: A special tool designated for those with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, a small subset of these eye drops are being voluntarily recalled as faulty caps may lead to unsterile solutions that may cause similar symptoms.—
Zee Krstic,
Good Housekeeping,
25 Mar. 2023
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There have also been reports of black market silicone injections, which are done illegally and in typically unsterile environments – further increasing the risk for health problems.—
Jenna Ryu,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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While the exact timing of the escape is unclear, detainees at the facility had faced off against guards over meager and dismal meals, unsanitary conditions and overcrowding that same day.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Across the country, reports of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and issues with food and healthcare access have been the product of a focus to make more arrests.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Sep. 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
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For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Beneath it were some unwashed bowls in the sink, an uneaten bag of popcorn and a stick of butter.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Researchers found that uncleaned caps released about 287 microplastic particles per liter into bottled water.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What stores carried the possibly contaminated shrimp?—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both options are naturally gluten-free, but oats are more likely to be cross-contaminated with gluten.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unitree claims that the G1 is made to handle difficult, filthy, and repetitive jobs in a variety of settings, including at homes, factories, and hospitals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Josh O’Connor, at his filthy best, plays a disillusioned ’70s suburban dad married to Alana Haim and vaguely fathering a pair of pathologically chatty sons as the Vietnam War and its attendant protests color the world around them.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle Clean water is non-negotiable when exploring the backcountry—one sip of unclean water can have life-threatening consequences.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Unsterilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsterilized. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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