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
Why SpaceX tapped debt markets The group tapped debt markets on June 22, announcing a senior unsecured notes offering, with sources telling CNBC that the company was looking to raise $20 billion, which was then increased to $25 billion.
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Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2026
The body lay unsecured for more than 10 hours while burglars twice picked through the dead man’s room.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Weckesser was released on unsecured bail, which was set at $5,000, according to the outlet.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsecured
Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2026
The body lay unsecured for more than 10 hours while burglars twice picked through the dead man’s room.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Weckesser was released on unsecured bail, which was set at $5,000, according to the outlet.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsecured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsecured
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Hence shirt jackets and safari jackets in linen and leather came to the fore, as did denim Bermudas, linen polos and lots of lifestyle knits amid its more formal, full-canvas tailoring — styled with a loosened tie.
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For now, though, Detroit’s automakers are leaning into the lucre that comes from selling millions of fossil-fuel vehicles in a rare moment of loosened regulation.
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Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.
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Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
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The policies can implement encryption policies, limit access without permission, facilitate logging and avoid insecure designs.
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If only the show’s producers (Ego Nwodim and Caleb Hearon) weren’t so committed to accurately framing Rudd as the insecure sibling with a very big chip on his very big shoulder.
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Having replaced McGinn, Sancho was still settling into the game’s pace, but was markedly slack in possession.
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The worst transition is from a frictionless sprint into slack time or shallow administrative work.
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Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.
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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsecured. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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