as in unhealthful
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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 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
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However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The concept may also perpetuate the unhealthy relationship people develop with their substance(s) of choice.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Over time, this dependency can blur the line between helpful support and unhealthy reliance—especially for young, impressionable minds.—
Nizan Geslevich Packin,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As for the place, its veneer of comfortable tourism doesn’t hide the air of something unwholesome, especially when female guests start randomly throwing up.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2024
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Less visibly, Manton operated a side business with a more unwholesome objective: cashing in on his status and power as a judge.—
Time,
Time,
25 July 2023
Adjective
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The same goes for anti-fans; their dislike can turn noxious, and creators within this genre who attract their own devotees risk perpetuating the cycle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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No sunlight ever penetrated its depths, and the air is a noxious brew of toxic gases.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Animal welfare organizations have long advocated for regulating purebred breeders, due to the many purebred pets that face neglect or abandonment after being bred in unsanitary conditions or for profit, something that Helen Woodward Animal Center echoes.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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In New York in the late 1920s, TB was more common among the poor who lived in crowded, often unsanitary conditions.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This will help keep unsightly and unhygienic mildew at bay.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chris Wood is in lethal goalscoring form, while goalkeeper Matz Sels has notched 10 clean sheets this season — just one behind Liverpool’s record of 11.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Glossip nearly receives lethal injection Glossip has had nine separate execution dates scheduled and has nearly been executed several times.—
Sean Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Nonnutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnutritious. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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