1
: open to view
2
: not shielded or protected
also
: not insulated
an exposed electric wire
Examples of exposed in a Sentence
without our immune systems we'd be exposed to all sorts of deadly infections
the exposed electrical wires were a safety hazard
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Our cities now sit exposed, taking direct hits from stronger hurricanes with increasing frequency.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Researchers believe the exposed bucket contained sensitive information about buyers, including their full names, home addresses, phone numbers and order details such as mailing dates and parcel information.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
One of our first dates was a three-pitch climb on a very exposed face on Independence Pass—in the rain.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025
The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Researchers believe the exposed bucket contained sensitive information about buyers, including their full names, home addresses, phone numbers and order details such as mailing dates and parcel information.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
One of our first dates was a three-pitch climb on a very exposed face on Independence Pass—in the rain.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025
The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Exposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exposed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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