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Recent Examples of uncleaned
The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
The National Park System has been thrown into chaos with massive cuts among full-time employees, threatened closure of some parks, uncleaned bathrooms and on-again, off-again hiring of temporary employees.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Those stains went uncleaned for weeks, even after the city flagged them for property managers.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
The National Park System has been thrown into chaos with massive cuts among full-time employees, threatened closure of some parks, uncleaned bathrooms and on-again, off-again hiring of temporary employees.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Those stains went uncleaned for weeks, even after the city flagged them for property managers.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
Adjective
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Optimize potato shelf life by removing the sprouts and storing them at 50°F—unwashed and not in direct light.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wash them just before using them but be sure to store them unwashed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to a case document, those personnel described her motor home as unclean, unheated, and without a bed.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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One parent said her son missed seven days of school in January because of unclean conditions during flu and virus season.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This neighborhood, peopled almost entirely by the people who claim to have been driven from Poland and Russia, is the eyesore of New York and perhaps the filthiest place on the western continent.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rodents, roaches, flies and knives stored in filthy places were among the myriad violations on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.—
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports,
USA TODAY,
18 Apr. 2022
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 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
Adjective
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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CoreCivic, the private company that operates the facility, and Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin have denied the accusations of unsanitary conditions and mistreatment of detainees.—
Mathew Miranda
February 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Morrison said her office has been flooded with reports of inhumane, unsanitary and cruel conditions inside the Whipple Federal Building.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The guest-only Chapel Club has a more plush, salon-like feel and there’s more than a hint of naughtiness with stained glass windows casting color onto the sensual artworks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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How To Remove Types Of Mattress Stains Step-By-Step Vacuum the mattress and stained area.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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