as in sanitary
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
food packaging done under rigidly hygienic conditions
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Recent Examples of hygienic
Stainless steel is much more hygienic than plastic, which can easily harbor harmful bacteria and cause problems like cat acne.
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
These pros are finally settling the debate and sharing the most hygienic way to flush your toilet.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
The researchers claim that introducing microbes from Earth could potentially reinforce the microbial community on the ISS without posing any hygienic risks to astronauts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The texture is rich, so a little goes a long way; use a spatula to keep things hygienic and scoop out the necessary amount.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
These pros are finally settling the debate and sharing the most hygienic way to flush your toilet.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
The researchers claim that introducing microbes from Earth could potentially reinforce the microbial community on the ISS without posing any hygienic risks to astronauts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The texture is rich, so a little goes a long way; use a spatula to keep things hygienic and scoop out the necessary amount.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hygienic
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In 2016, when the plight of a high school student who couldn’t afford sanitary pads using a shoe insole instead made national headlines, the city also added a program that gave underprivileged teenage girls cash for female hygiene products.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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If a state legislature passes a law requiring its restaurants to maintain safe and sanitary conditions, its members are not sitting around deciding the correct food-storage temperatures.—
Paisley Currah,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
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The rest of the film largely unfolds in sterile, windowless courtrooms as the terms of the clearly unethical (if apparently standard) agreement are reexamined, and the pressures of the trial strain the young couple’s relationship.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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This means that any lander to set down, even briefly, on one of these moons would have to be completely sterile.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Hygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hygienic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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