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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The problem is what happens when our emotions run unchecked.
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Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Survey respondents pointed to fears about unchecked government power, ICE immigrant raids, and an unprecedented partisan division.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.
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This ruling is a chilling step toward unchecked government overreach, intruding on the most personal aspects of our private lives.
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Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Survey respondents pointed to fears about unchecked government power, ICE immigrant raids, and an unprecedented partisan division.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
This ruling is a chilling step toward unchecked government overreach, intruding on the most personal aspects of our private lives.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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