unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Floridians are so opposed to using state emergency management funds for a detention camp, the state Legislature recently approved a proposal limiting the governor’s unchecked access to that money.
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Eve Samples, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
On Facebook, TikTok and Instagram, unsubstantiated claims often go unchecked.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026
If the insect was left unchecked, the disease could cost the California wine industry $166 million annually, California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said in an email.
—Seamus Bozeman
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Anunoby, left unchecked, crashed from the weak side.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
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Eve Samples, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
On Facebook, TikTok and Instagram, unsubstantiated claims often go unchecked.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026
If the insect was left unchecked, the disease could cost the California wine industry $166 million annually, California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said in an email.
—Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Anunoby, left unchecked, crashed from the weak side.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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