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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Both federal courts that considered the issue agreed that IEEPA does not give the President unchecked tariff authority.
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Erin Doherty, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
But growth, unchecked, can become a trap.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump described the city as a harbinger of what unchecked migration could mean for America.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But that also likely means that mirror cells would be able to replicate unchecked in our bodies, creating a fatal infection that could progress rapidly without triggering our defense system, said Cooper.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
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Erin Doherty, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
But growth, unchecked, can become a trap.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump described the city as a harbinger of what unchecked migration could mean for America.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But that also likely means that mirror cells would be able to replicate unchecked in our bodies, creating a fatal infection that could progress rapidly without triggering our defense system, said Cooper.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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