germy

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Recent Examples of germy Related article Walking just 5 minutes a day makes a difference While Staphylococcus aureus is found on many gym surfaces, exercise mats are particularly germy. Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025 One of the most effective ways to curb disease transmission indoors is to swap out most of the air in a room — replacing the stale, potentially germy air with fresh air from outside or running it through high-efficiency filters — as often as possible. Liz Szabo, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 But hands can be germy. Jake Coyle, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germy
Adjective
  • In 2021, the FDA warned that some IV and hydration clinics used drug products prepared in unsanitary conditions.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Weinstein sued the Department of Corrections last week over his medical treatment and the unhygienic conditions at Rikers, claiming his condition has worsened at the facility.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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

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“Germy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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