as in loosened
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched an unsecured luggage rack on top of the car that was a hazard to other vehicles on the road

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Recent Examples of unsecured School surveillance cameras show an unidentified student letting Haynes in through an unsecured door about 1:03 p.m., according to the suspect’s arrest warrant affidavit. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025 According to the affidavit, surveillance footage reviewed by police showed an unidentified student letting the suspect into the school through an unsecured door at approximately 1:03 p.m. Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Government lawyers unsuccessfully argued for a $25,000 unsecured bond. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025 The child had found an unsecured handgun in his home and put the gun into his backpack before going to school at Lee Hill Elementary School in Spotsylvania County on Monday, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsecured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsecured
Adjective
  • Iconic examples abound, from Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking to Armani’s loose takes that made trousers for women permissible evening attire.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
    Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Here are some basic facts about how Recall works on a PC since there's a lot of FUD circulating about this, and much of the information on the Internet is about the older, insecure version from last year: Recall is per-user.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Matty sees her striving and starting to get insecure, and part of the collateral damage has been Sarah.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • My actual dining companion, dressed in her nonprofit workwear, was slack jawed at the precision of the seasoning.
    Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Descending is still important, especially in modern cross country, so XC bikes often have dropper posts and slack head angles, but the geometry is still less confidence-inspiring than trail bikes.
    Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Out back, there’s a sleek new pool and detached garage, primed for conversion.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The report further indicates that there was one dead rodent in the attached garage, and across the three detached garages, investigators encountered one live rodent, one dead rodent, one nest, and one building with gnaw marks.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsecured. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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