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
If childhood-vaccination rates plummet, giving pathogens new targets in unprotected babies and young children, outbreaks won’t necessarily stay contained to those age groups.
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Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Parting with an unprotected 2030 first-round pick to acquire him is a significant gamble.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
No little boy or girl should feel unsafe or unprotected while changing in school.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Parting with an unprotected 2030 first-round pick to acquire him is a significant gamble.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
No little boy or girl should feel unsafe or unprotected while changing in school.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprotected
Adjective
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Security That Protects Your Data With Windows 10 reaching its end-of-life, unpatched systems will become more vulnerable to attacks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Both sides were vulnerable on transition, making unforced errors and conceding needless free kicks.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Common Pests & Plant Diseases Camellias are susceptible to several fungal diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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This is the key reason why older adults are more susceptible to cancer and severe illness.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is obvious enough in the contrast between the aggressive takedown in humor and the helpless surrender in tears.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The series also starred Portia de Rossi as the family's layabout daughter, Lindsay; David Cross as her aspiring actor husband, Tobias; Alia Shawkat as their teen daughter, Maeby; Jessica Walter as the family's elitist matriarch, Lucille; and Tony Hale as the dynasty's helpless youngest son, Buster.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprotected. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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