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
In comparison, digital dyeing produces finished pieces (on untreated white denim) without bleaching, stone washing or other conventional finishing techniques.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The emergency overflow meant untreated water and polluted stormwater discharged directly into the river.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors said the 7-year-old suffered close to 90 injuries, including internal stab wounds, and the cause of death was determined to be an untreated infection.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The emergency overflow meant untreated water and polluted stormwater discharged directly into the river.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors said the 7-year-old suffered close to 90 injuries, including internal stab wounds, and the cause of death was determined to be an untreated infection.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untreated
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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
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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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So began the journey to create a hideaway resort sensitive to the natural environment and a marine reserve with the aim to recover the coral reefs damaged by dynamite fishing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Whether bright red, jet black or a shade in between, natural hair color is determined by how much melanin is in your hair.—
Kathleen Felton,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Cats become infected by eating raw meat, birds, mice or contaminated soil, and only cats that are actively shedding parasites in their stool can spread it.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Now, his family is suing the restaurant chain, as well as the manufacturer that supplied the raw ground beef kofta.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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In some areas where blue cats have been introduced, the bigger blues are outcompeting the native channel cats in the main waterways.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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There are also concerns that tegus could spread exotic parasites to native wildlife and cause bacterial contamination of crops.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Untreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untreated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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