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
So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
If left unchecked, cucumber beetles can chew holes in the foliage and transmit a fatal disease called bacterial wilt.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
From the wreckage of the industrial revolution came labor protections, Social Security, Medicare and worker health benefits because citizens demanded intervention against unchecked economic power.
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Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Floridians are so opposed to using state emergency management funds for a detention camp, the state Legislature recently approved a proposal limiting the governor’s unchecked access to that money.
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Eve Samples,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
If left unchecked, cucumber beetles can chew holes in the foliage and transmit a fatal disease called bacterial wilt.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
From the wreckage of the industrial revolution came labor protections, Social Security, Medicare and worker health benefits because citizens demanded intervention against unchecked economic power.
—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Floridians are so opposed to using state emergency management funds for a detention camp, the state Legislature recently approved a proposal limiting the governor’s unchecked access to that money.
—
Eve Samples,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchecked
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Then the favourites/best team in the tournament, the rampant French, are in action in their last-16 game against Paraguay.
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When sports betting was made legal in 2018, rampant advertising and sponsorship coupled with an unregulated market resulted in a turmoil that prompted the government to usher in new regulations in 2023.
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That data can be retained and used in future ways, unknown and uncontrolled by those whose biometric data has been collected.
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Outside of programmed scripts, robots struggle to perform autonomous actions in uncontrolled environments.
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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