unrestricted
adjective
un·re·strict·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈstrik-təd 
: not having limits : not subject to restriction : not restricted
unrestricted areas
an unrestricted discussion
Examples of unrestricted in a Sentence
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Scripps, though, still has cash in the bank, listing $3.4 billion in unrestricted cash and investments compared to $3.3 billion for the same period in 2022.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
This unrestricted access makes the device both useful to security researchers and criminal hackers interested in uncovering iOS software vulnerabilities.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
All of Westbrook, Leonard and George can be unrestricted free agents after this season, as with Harden himself.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Most donations to religious institutions are unrestricted.
—Samuel Brunson, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
The history of bears in Maryland follows a familiar pattern: The abundant population that existed when settlers arrived was nearly wiped out by unrestricted hunting and clearing of forest habitat for farming that began in the 1600s and 1700s and continued into the early 1900s.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
The 34-year-old Harden will become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
And Harden will be an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
New measures likely will increase the cost of unrestricted medications and possibly lead to short-term shortages.
—Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
This unrestricted access makes the device both useful to security researchers and criminal hackers interested in uncovering iOS software vulnerabilities.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
All of Westbrook, Leonard and George can be unrestricted free agents after this season, as with Harden himself.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Most donations to religious institutions are unrestricted.
—Samuel Brunson, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
The history of bears in Maryland follows a familiar pattern: The abundant population that existed when settlers arrived was nearly wiped out by unrestricted hunting and clearing of forest habitat for farming that began in the 1600s and 1700s and continued into the early 1900s.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
The 34-year-old Harden will become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
And Harden will be an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
New measures likely will increase the cost of unrestricted medications and possibly lead to short-term shortages.
—Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1750, in the meaning defined above
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“Unrestricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestricted. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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