unconsolidated
adjective
un·con·sol·i·dat·ed
ˌən-kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdā-təd 
: loosely arranged
unconsolidated subsidiaries
especially
: not stratified
unconsolidated soil
Examples of unconsolidated in a Sentence
unconsolidated soil
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Management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to verifying information from unconsolidated subsidiaries, which has been addressed with new procedures.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
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Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.
—Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
The automatic adjustment will also apply to PSLF-eligible loans, including consolidated and unconsolidated parent PLUS loans.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023
Conditions are most dangerous when there is at least 24 inches of unconsolidated snow in and around trees.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2023
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
Related article Massive sinkhole threatens to swallow West Virginia police department
Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.
—Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
The automatic adjustment will also apply to PSLF-eligible loans, including consolidated and unconsolidated parent PLUS loans.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023
Conditions are most dangerous when there is at least 24 inches of unconsolidated snow in and around trees.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Unconsolidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconsolidated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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