as in alone
not under someone's care or watch
Do not leave your child unattended. Many forest fires are caused by campfires left unattended.
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Recent Examples of unattended
Each fire must be completely extinguished by the permit's expiration, and no fire should be left unattended at any time.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Largely missing from the action were founders or company reps; just brand ambassadors handing out stuff for exposure or leaving giant, unattended bowls of stuff.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2025
Never leave them unattended in vehicles during high temperatures, as car interiors can quickly become dangerously hot.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Uninstall unattended remote-control apps your family doesn’t use.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Largely missing from the action were founders or company reps; just brand ambassadors handing out stuff for exposure or leaving giant, unattended bowls of stuff.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2025
Never leave them unattended in vehicles during high temperatures, as car interiors can quickly become dangerously hot.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Uninstall unattended remote-control apps your family doesn’t use.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattended
Adjective
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But about 85% of parents opt to give their children the stand-alone measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and a separate varicella shot, according to data presented at Thursday’s meeting.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many of these elderly live alone in small towns and in the countryside, after their children flocked to urban centers like Tokyo, said Guo.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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In court filings prior to the hearing, the minors' attorneys argued that immigration officials are interviewing unaccompanied minors from other countries with an eye toward removing them in the same manner.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lopez said the interrogation of unaccompanied children seems to have been particularly focused on children from Guatemala and Honduras.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattended. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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