unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
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The Nets still got plenty in return for Durant: Cam Johnson, nine unprotected first-round picks, one protected first round pick, two first-round swaps and three second-round picks.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
If that happens and the Heat land in the lottery and keep their pick, Oklahoma City then gets the rights to Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
And don’t try to look at the eclipse through an unprotected camera, binoculars or telescope, even while wearing the solar glasses—those lenses will concentrate the sun’s rays and can cause eye damage through the glasses.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
This Trumpian trail of recklessness with the nation’s most valuable secrets puts the revelations that Trump’s senior leadership discussed an active military operation over an unprotected messaging platform in a different light.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
If that happens and the Heat land in the lottery and keep their pick, Oklahoma City then gets the rights to Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
And don’t try to look at the eclipse through an unprotected camera, binoculars or telescope, even while wearing the solar glasses—those lenses will concentrate the sun’s rays and can cause eye damage through the glasses.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
This Trumpian trail of recklessness with the nation’s most valuable secrets puts the revelations that Trump’s senior leadership discussed an active military operation over an unprotected messaging platform in a different light.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Medical Definition
unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
-prə-ˈtek-təd
: not protected
especially
: performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sexual intercourse
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