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as in uncontaminated

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verb

past tense of pasteurize

as in filtered

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Recent Examples of pasteurized

Adjective

For the most health benefits, opt for kombucha with no more than five grams of sugar per serving and avoid pasteurized versions, which reduce probiotic content. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026

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Adjective

Even though Scottish Water already recycled uncontaminated sample bottles, the Generations technology offers a much better way to process large volumes of the waste.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
The city's website also includes guidelines regarding the disposal of sandbags — only dry and uncontaminated bags should be reused, and those that have been exposed to floodwaters should be placed in residents' bulk trash piles for collection.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Definition of uncontaminated

Verb

Just off Piccadilly and steps from Green Park, the brand’s nature-first mentality translates into living green walls, reclaimed timber, raw stone, and filtered water taps—sustainability being a point of emphasis here.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
As the early show ended, attendees filtered out of the church as guests waiting in line eagerly anticipated their turn in the nave.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of filtered

Adjective

Excessive or undiluted consumption of ACV, for example, can irritate your gastrointestinal tract, erode tooth enamel, and potentially interact with certain medications, said Walker.

— Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026
Set Out Bowls Of Vinegar Wiping surfaces with vinegar helps get rid of scents that attract mice, but leaving out a bowl of undiluted vinegar can act as a strong deterrent for longer periods of time.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of undiluted

Adjective

Kerry’s pure love for her son despite his precarious origins is a meaningful emotional fulcrum.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Individually, the songs on Beat were largely recognizable in the broader indie rock world—post-rock and shoegaze live alongside torchy trip-hop and pure ambient.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of pure

Adjective

Few social situations encourage or even allow unadulterated loopiness.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Yes, violence and mistreatment of women should be called out and women and girls should be protected, but these decisions and statements are just pure, unadulterated corporate virtue signaling.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of unadulterated

Verb

The path of regulation In 2022, the Congressional Budget Office distilled decades of health care policy fights into a single PowerPoint slide.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Seven decades after Elia Kazan’s film adaptation, his granddaughter Zoe Kazan has distilled her interpretation of Steinbeck’s multigenerational saga, which is deeply structured around biblical allusions, into a seven-episode series for Netflix.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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