as in alone
not under someone's care or watch
Do not leave your child unattended. Many forest fires are caused by campfires left unattended.
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Recent Examples of unattended
Essentially, Fred confirms that the reel disappeared after it was loaded in, most likely during a 20-minute stretch when the van transporting it was left unattended.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman questioned the appropriateness of leaving a child alone, wondering aloud about the minimum age for a child to wait unattended.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, a New Jersey Transit police officer patrolling Newark Penn Station noticed an unattended zebra-print suitcase near the Newark subway entrance on Jan. 3 and called for a K9 unit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Michigan’s safe storage law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked in a box or container if a minor is present.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman questioned the appropriateness of leaving a child alone, wondering aloud about the minimum age for a child to wait unattended.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, a New Jersey Transit police officer patrolling Newark Penn Station noticed an unattended zebra-print suitcase near the Newark subway entrance on Jan. 3 and called for a K9 unit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Michigan’s safe storage law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked in a box or container if a minor is present.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattended
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Police previously said the van was carrying 14 people, and the truck’s driver was alone.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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With one in 31 children in the U.S. diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by their 8th birthday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lukas is not alone in facing the challenges that come with autism.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The song has already rocketed to the top five on Streaming Songs, and now is just starting to get going on radio, and aims to become her first-ever unaccompanied solo entry on next week’s Pop Airplay chart.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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California lawmakers respond Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, in February introduced Assembly Bill 1261, which would require the state to pay organizations to provide a lawyer to all unaccompanied immigrant children in California.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattended. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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