as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Recent Examples of unchecked
The woman believes her pal's large Cane Corso had been left unchecked, leaving the yard littered with waste.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
But Chinese officials believe that, if left unchecked, the United States is likely to move even closer to Taiwan.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
But in raising the specter of unchecked spy agencies, Trump doesn’t see a threat to the nation.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
But Chinese officials believe that, if left unchecked, the United States is likely to move even closer to Taiwan.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
But in raising the specter of unchecked spy agencies, Trump doesn’t see a threat to the nation.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchecked
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This is in large part due to rampant theft of familiar old-school icons; items like My Computer, Calculator, Minesweeper, Search, and more look like they were taken directly from a classic Microsoft tile set.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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The measure’s path through Congress has been fraught given the G.O.P.’s tiny margins of control in both chambers and rampant divisions within its ranks.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Classic facial movements include smacking your lips, doing sucking motions, sticking your tongue out or against the inside of your cheek, grimacing, chewing, puffing out your cheeks and rapidly blinking your eyes, all in uncontrolled manners.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Long story short, the uncontrolled airflow of a standard blow dryer can create tangles galore on loose to tight curl patterns while the nozzle detachment used to create a smooth blowout effect does away with curls entirely.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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