pasteurized 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of pasteurizednext
as in uncontaminated

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pasteurized

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verb

past tense of pasteurize
as in filtered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasteurized
  1. uncontaminated
  2. undiluted
  3. refined
  4. pure
  5. unadulterated
  6. distilled
  7. unmixed
  8. untainted
Adjective
  • The idea has remained controversial, given the difficulty of obtaining healthy, uncontaminated human brain tissue that could be used to study possible microbial inhabitants.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Her outfits are mercifully uncontaminated by everyday labor.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of uncontaminated
Adjective
  • The undiluted isolationism of his campaign messaging could prove to be a straitjacket that paralyzes the Trump administration’s foreign policy at a critical time.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of undiluted
Verb
  • Those materials are then shredded into small pieces before being separated by type and then refined into recycled materials ready for reuse.
    AJ Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Where the film leans more eerie and macabre, Depp’s red carpet looks have been elegant and refined.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of refined
Adjective
  • BrewDog This two-level rooftop spot is a pure sports bar that is right on the Strip but not in a hotel.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, Snoop has jammed with everyone from Willie Nelson to the Gorillaz to the late Quincy Jones, but he’s never sounded so pure and contemplative.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Glioblastoma is pure, unadulterated evil that no person or family should go through.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
  • When unadulterated and committed purely to its core business, this is a fantastically stable and well-valued enterprise.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of unadulterated
Verb
  • According to the brand, the tequila was made from agave harvested at about seven years old, which was then cooked in brick ovens before being distilled and aged for a minimum of three years.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Their Bottled-In-Bond was distilled at a single distillery during a single season and aged for a minimum of seven years.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of distilled
Adjective
  • The seemingly unmixed demo made many social media users speculate whether the song was AI-generated before noted hip-hop commentator DJ Akademiks eventually played it — noticeably with some tweaks, like the omission of a line about P. Diddy and a different beat — on his livestream.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 May 2024
  • Monet’s unmixed dabs of paint are laid down on the surface of the canvas, just like the spots of fractured light of the orange sun quivering behind gray fog and flickering across the blue-green surface of the watery harbor at dawn.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Definition of unmixed
Adjective
  • On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
  • The White House is untainted by scandal, the incumbent party is charismatic.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of untainted
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