Vocabulary
Crude
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Recently, New Delhi secured five million barrels of Iranian crude oil amid the ongoing conflict and imported its first Iranian LPG cargo after six years.
Dawn Editorials —
Choosing not to be a peace-broker
— 2026-04-18
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As a result, the 54 per cent increase in the reference price of crude oil imported by Pakistan ballooned overnight to a 72pc increase paid by Pakistanis at the petrol pump.
Dawn Editorials —
The burden of taxes
— 2026-04-18
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These refer to the price of crude oil in a specific market.
Dawn Editorials —
Paper oil
— 2026-04-16
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Then came the June war between Israel and Iran, culminating in the mega strikes by America on Iranian nuclear facilities.China began building its stocks of crude oil that May.
Dawn Editorials —
Oil price shock incoming
— 2026-04-02
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Take the various indices for international fuel prices: Brent, WTI, Dubai crude, and Murban (or Oman crude).
Dawn Editorials —
Rising stakes
— 2026-03-26
Synonyms
unrefined, unpurified, unprocessed, untreated; unmilled, unworked, unpolished,
Curator example
“crude oil”
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