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
But in an unnerving testament to AI’s growing pervasiveness, and unchecked acceptance, that feeling wasn’t universal.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The lamp of experience from the beginning of time showed the propensity of chief executives to commence wars over straws to exercise absolute, unchecked, infinite power.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The question is whether the largest financial transaction in most Americans’ lives will remain the one place where deceptive design goes unchecked.
—New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Left unchecked, this can lead to a downward spiral where insurance gets more expensive and less profitable, more companies leave, insurance gets even harder to find for customers, and the process repeats.
—Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The lamp of experience from the beginning of time showed the propensity of chief executives to commence wars over straws to exercise absolute, unchecked, infinite power.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
The question is whether the largest financial transaction in most Americans’ lives will remain the one place where deceptive design goes unchecked.
—New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Left unchecked, this can lead to a downward spiral where insurance gets more expensive and less profitable, more companies leave, insurance gets even harder to find for customers, and the process repeats.
—Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchecked
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One of the biggest issues facing Wall Street and the nation recently is how long the rampant enthusiasm over artificial intelligence will last.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the challenge, the players met at a beach and read a note instructing them to find an advantage that would grant one player power, leading to an immediate and rampant scramble through the island.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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An inevitable problem with bus navigation is not the app but the relatively uncontrolled environment of the street itself.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2026
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While the virus is continuing to spread uncontrolled in the southwest part of Utah, other parts of the state — including areas closer to Salt Lake City — are now experiencing increases in cases.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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