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Recent Examples of nonnutritious
What’s more, a dietitian’s ire is often reserved first and foremost for cheap nonnutritious foods.
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Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnutritious
Adjective
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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Here’s what she’s learned about how to spot bad bosses and avoid unhealthy workplaces.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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What to Know On Friday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was expected to reach the purple category (between 201 and 300), or the very unhealthy level.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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But unlike Materialists, those movies—pictures like Leo McCarey’s The Awful Truth or Preston Sturges’ The Palm Beach Story—emerged in a time when Hollywood censors were keeping a close eye on movies’ ideology, determined to protect audiences from unwholesome influences.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 June 2025
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By mid-afternoon the weather turned downright unwholesome.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Marian Flanders, 79, wondered about the potentially noxious chemicals that spread as a result of the explosion into crops and air.—
Ishani Desai
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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In the past couple of years, the volume of sewage flows, laced with contaminated stormwater, noxious chemicals and trash, has been the highest in the last quarter-century, worsening conditions for those living and working nearby.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Many of Cincinnati's migrants lived in unsanitary, overcrowded tenements that were badly neglected by landlords.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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In the early 1900s, journalism, the muckrakers, became highly influential, raising awareness about many social ills, including child labor, unsafe working conditions and unsanitary food processing.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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In recent months, the Krome facility has been plagued with complaints about unhygienic conditions and overcrowding that has left many detainees sleeping on the floors.—
Churchill Ndonwie,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Walking barefoot or in socks to the restroom is unhygienic and often regretted due to potential exposure to germs.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Police said less lethal munitions were deployed by federal authorities.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The industrial and technological revolutions, also beginning in the 18th century, have made war vastly more destructive and lethal.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Nonnutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnutritious. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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