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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
there's something unclean about this whole business
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as in filthy
not clean
a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware
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Recent Examples of unclean
As more companies experiment with generative AI, many find their projects fail due to unclean or inaccurate data.
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Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks.
—Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks.
—Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclean
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Many such stories also contain the suggestion, sometimes explicit, that the old civilization was unbearably corrupt and that its violent collapse was overdue.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Most cases were blamed on direct contact with sick animals, except for three that have befuddled investigators who failed to identify a likely source.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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There’s just an element of danger to a lot of these things, and then getting sick and having to survive that and then writing those stories and living through that with my bandmates… There’s sort of a tension and a release that’s built into every one of these songs.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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If not changed regularly dirty filters can contribute to poor indoor air quality and even higher energy costs.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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The secret to finding the best vintage recipes is to seek out the dirtiest pages in a cookbook or recipe card collection, then peek at the creation.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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But there is a kind of romance to that degraded VHS.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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These pollutants then build up in a confined area, resulting in degraded air quality, which may affect people with and other health concerns.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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Still, there are some who firmly believe that the best Herradura tequila can be found in the dusty bottles that were produced before the turn of the century.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2025
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Poor Ventilation Along with the increase in moisture and humidity, another leading cause for a dusty bathroom is poor ventilation.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2025
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
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Piles of grey snow sat next to muddy stretches of the lawn.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.—
Guy Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclean. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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