Definition of unconfinednext

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Recent Examples of unconfined However, an unconfined plasma column could instantly destroy solid surfaces upon contact. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions. Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024 Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion. Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023 Principles of biological terrestrial locomotion have been discovered on unconfined vertical and horizontal substrates. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconfined
Adjective
  • Lardner touched the loose ball past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • Ao Tanaka was guilty of the loose touch in the centre circle, which gifted possession to Davis Keillor-Dunn for Wrexham’s counter and Smith’s winner.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • When families have a little more breathing room, and when businesses are free to invest in new equipment, new ideas, and new jobs, good things tend to happen.
    Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
  • That James would also partner with Draymond Green, a former adversary, current friend and ally that delayed his free agency to give the Warriors additional cap space to secure James.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • Is realism based only on minds untouched by illness or some other distorting factor, or at least not so touched that that mind becomes, as my grandmother’s is, unbound?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Otherwise, there are no specific laws, statutes or ordinances preventing drivers from having their pets in open truck beds or unrestrained in Kansas or Missouri.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • For the first time in living memory, the arrival of a new technology has inspired apprehension, rather than unrestrained enthusiasm.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

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“Unconfined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfined. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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