unsterilized

adjective

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as in unsterile

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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. — Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023 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 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
  1. unsterile
  2. unsanitary
  3. insanitary
  4. unwashed
  5. uncleaned
  6. contaminated
  7. filthy
  8. unclean
Adjective
  • 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
  • There is also a risk that the contact lens and packing solution may become unsterile.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 May 2021
Definition of unsterile
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services was well aware that children had been living in unsanitary conditions in the home since at least 2019.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2012 a compounding pharmacy called the New England Compounding Center started mass-producing medications in a setting that had been flagged as unsanitary numerous times.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of unsanitary
Adjective
  • 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
  • The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of insanitary
Adjective
  • Cutting into unwashed produce can transfer bacteria or residue from the skin’s surface into the flesh via the knife.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Some brought their unwashed laundry to a protest in the capital in August 2026.
    — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwashed
Adjective
  • However, Strickland says a dirty filter or uncleaned condenser reduces your system's efficiency, which can raise energy bills.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • Red chili peppers in a can on the bottom shelf of the prep table were left uncleaned.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of uncleaned
Adjective
  • The audit, released Monday, identified a host of issues, including regulators’ failure to meet regular inspection schedules or to conduct sufficient random checks at dispensaries for contaminated products.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • To break the chains of infections stemming from contaminated needles, Soqo has proposed supplying thousands of sterile needles and syringes to communities of methamphetamine users.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of contaminated
Adjective
  • Everybody wants to bring back trip-hop, but no one remembers how filthy Dummy actually sounds.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When the drop comes in, there’s this really filthy synth bass.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • The result was 90% of farmers in the country living in poverty with virtually all of them drinking unclean water.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ice machine deflector plate was unclean with black residue.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unclean

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“Unsterilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsterilized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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