uncontained
adjective
un·con·tained
ˌən-kən-ˈtānd 
: not restrained, checked, or controlled : not contained
uncontained mirth/joy
an uncontained explosion
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The fire, which ignited August 7 near Lake Piru, remains uncontained but has not damaged any homes.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The Dragon Bravo Fire is now the eighth-largest wildfire affecting a national park since 2021, growing rapidly and completely uncontained.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
The blaze remains uncontained and and is still expanding by Wednesday evening.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The Dragon Bravo Fire is now the eighth-largest wildfire affecting a national park since 2021, growing rapidly and completely uncontained.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
The blaze remains uncontained and and is still expanding by Wednesday evening.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
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“Uncontained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontained. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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