as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
untreated wool
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Recent Examples of untreated
Later Lyme symptoms If left untreated, the bacteria that causes Lyme can spread, potentially causing longer-term symptoms.
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Lakshmi Chauhan, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, an organic garden or a rural meadow.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows are the sweet spots.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
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Lakshmi Chauhan, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, an organic garden or a rural meadow.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows are the sweet spots.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untreated
Adjective
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Of My Own Making opens when, after a decade of productive therapy, Burke discovers a photo of the car accident that took her beloved grandmother’s life, and thirty years of unprocessed grief and trauma come tumbling out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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And two, crude oil from the Gulf — the unprocessed stuff — is typically shipped to refineries around the world, including to significant producers of jet fuel in Asia.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The emirate has just 72 kilometers (45 miles) of natural shoreline, but artificial islands and peninsulas have provided far more beachfront for its 4 million residents, and the millionaires and billionaires who collect such properties.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead of roasting, the dehydrating preserves natural flavor and delivers Daily Crunch's signature Uniquely Crunchy bite.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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This stylish lace top fits that bill with its dainty swiss dot design and airy boho raw-hem sleeves.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Vibrio, a bacteria found in salt and brackish water, is contracted when wounds are exposed to water containing the bacteria or eat raw or undercooked shellfish.—
Eva Flowe
May 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Eight minutes later, Prince cut back on the edge of the six-yard box and found Massachusetts native Sammy Smith, who fired a shot into the top right of the net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Guandique was deported to his native El Salvador in 2017.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Untreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untreated. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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