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Recent Examples of undrinkable
His version is a stunning double-shot of absinthe to which is added almost a full glass of Champagne, a nearly undrinkable concoction with enough alcohol to tranquilize a bull.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Pollution, drought and [neglect] have rendered many of our rivers first undrinkable, then unswimmable and then untouchable.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2025
As is, this water is undrinkable, but, primarily through a process of reverse osmosis, the salt and mineral content can be removed, and the water can be made safe to drink.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Many, perhaps by design, were undrinkable.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Pollution, drought and [neglect] have rendered many of our rivers first undrinkable, then unswimmable and then untouchable.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2025
As is, this water is undrinkable, but, primarily through a process of reverse osmosis, the salt and mineral content can be removed, and the water can be made safe to drink.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Many, perhaps by design, were undrinkable.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undrinkable
Adjective
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These risks are linked to prolonged contact with contaminated water, compounded by limited access to sanitation and healthcare.—
Abraham Nunbogu,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another method involves covering contaminated areas with clean soil, clay or concrete.—
Eduardo B. Farfán,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But many of the communities where those minerals are mined end up with polluted water and poorer health because of the mining.—
Abraham Nunbogu,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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As Mexico City has expanded over time, the Xochimilco lake system has gradually shrunk and become more polluted in certain areas, which has led to a steep decline in their population.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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They are filled with hateful bigotry and toxic and dangerous lies.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The first fight between on-the-rocks elder millennials Josh (Oscar Isaac) and Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), witnessed by the young betrotheds Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny), creates the toxic connection between the couples and sets off everything else that happens on the show.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Restoring the balance of the humors through profusely bleeding the patient or inducing vomiting or diarrhea with the poisonous plant hellebore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undrinkable. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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