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Definition of unprotected
1 : lacking protection or defense unprotected troops skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2 : performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy; also : performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease unprotected sex
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Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
Recent Examples of unprotected from the Web
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Opportunist hackers are amateurs and professionals who spend hours a day running random scams on the Internet looking for unprotected home computers.
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This is the guy who thought trading Tim Thomas and an unprotected first-round draft pick for Eddy Curry was a good idea.
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The Golden Knights were able to negotiate with the other teams, agreeing to avoid certain unprotected players in exchange for draft picks or prospects.
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The Islanders left several young forwards unprotected but sent forward Mikhail Grabovski, defenseman Jake Bischoff, a first-round pick in 2017 and second-round pick in 2019 to Vegas, who then selected Berube.
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D.C. United picked him up in the 2014 Dispersal Draft, then left him unprotected for the 2014 Expansion Draft a month later.
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Winners Calgary's list of unprotected players didn't leave much to be desired, but the Flames still got off remarkably easy.
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Marchessault is one of a handful of Florida players who were left unprotected by the team and up for grabs by the new Vegas Golden Knights.
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Vegas has to choose 30 players, including one from each team, and must select a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies from lists of unprotected players (full NHL list here). ...
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First Known Use of unprotected
1597
UNPROTECTED Defined for English Language Learners
unprotected
playDefinition of unprotected for English Language Learners
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: not guarded or kept from something that can cause harm or damage
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of sexual activity : done without using anything (such as a condom) that can prevent unwanted pregnancy or the spread of disease (such as AIDS)
Medical Dictionary
unprotected
playMedical Definition of unprotected
: not protected; especially : performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease unprotected sexual intercourse
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