as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
the home team scored when the visitors' goalie momentarily left the goal unprotected
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Recent Examples of unprotected
Plus, this would deliver Phoenix real trade ammunition in the form of two unprotected future firsts, largely meant to cover for the difference in age, salary and injury history from Green to Porter.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Yegor Sak, the founder of Windscribe VPN, says the real risks associated with connecting to unprotected public Wi-Fi networks have waned significantly over the last decade.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Children, many of whom don’t speak English or understand the process, are left unrepresented, unseen, and unprotected.
—Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Yegor Sak, the founder of Windscribe VPN, says the real risks associated with connecting to unprotected public Wi-Fi networks have waned significantly over the last decade.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Children, many of whom don’t speak English or understand the process, are left unrepresented, unseen, and unprotected.
—Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprotected
Adjective
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Crops such as rice and soybeans are also vulnerable as excessive UV-B can reduce yields and threaten food security.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The position of elementary education among the least susceptible to poverty might be surprising, but elementary school teachers are scarce and in demand.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Children and babies are more susceptible to lead toxicity due to their smaller body size, metabolism, and rapid growth.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And wasn’t the world hard enough, without having to care for helpless children too?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the midst of feeling helpless, Kate said an idea took shape to commemorate the victims.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprotected. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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