unconfined
adjective
un·con·fined
ˌən-kən-ˈfīnd 
Examples of unconfined in a Sentence
residents of the camp for drug rehabilitation are completely unconfined—no one is there unless they want to be
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But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.
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Claire Marks,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Aug. 2024
Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.
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Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2023
Principles of biological terrestrial locomotion have been discovered on unconfined vertical and horizontal substrates.
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Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2013
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Claire Marks,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Aug. 2024
Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.
—
Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2023
Principles of biological terrestrial locomotion have been discovered on unconfined vertical and horizontal substrates.
—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2013
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“Unconfined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconfined. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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