as in improper
without permission; not authorized
an unauthorized use of government vehicles Unauthorized personnel are not allowed in the building.
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Recent Examples of unauthorized
The suspect then used the other person’s debit card to make an unauthorized withdrawal of approximately $8,433.
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Sanchez is currently facing one felony charge (battery resulting in serious bodily injury) and three misdemeanor charges (battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another).
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next The FDA, CDC, and state health departments continue to monitor adverse event reports linked to unauthorized botulinum toxin products.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
At the conference, Johnson said claims against him included the unauthorized of use of a camera at his residence, berating a union employee and creating a hostile work environment.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Sanchez is currently facing one felony charge (battery resulting in serious bodily injury) and three misdemeanor charges (battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication that endangers the life of another).
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next The FDA, CDC, and state health departments continue to monitor adverse event reports linked to unauthorized botulinum toxin products.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
At the conference, Johnson said claims against him included the unauthorized of use of a camera at his residence, berating a union employee and creating a hostile work environment.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unauthorized
Adjective
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This distinction also means there is no improper delegation of Congress’ taxing power.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the Mexican grocery store after carnitas and chicken measured at improper holding temperatures, a repeat violation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Recent investigations like OpenLux and the 2017 series Panama Papers, however, reveal how bad actors also sometimes use these havens to launder illicit cash and evade taxes.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sliwa, the Republican nominee, told Fox News Digital that a Mamdani mayoralty would expand prostitution and trafficking across the city and cement Roosevelt Avenue’s reputation as a red-light corridor of illicit activity and violence.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Christina Leona Cowens, 41, was initially arrested last week on suspicion of felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposal of human remains and attempting to conceal a death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Several organizations have sued the administration, saying the cancellations were unlawful and that they are owed thousands of dollars in outstanding expenses.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The class counsel has argued that objectors are raising either points that were already decided, inappropriate for this forum, or unreasonable to address.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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But some former students recently accused Gabbard, whose name is on the high school gym floor, of inappropriate conduct.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hufanga deemed that first-quarter Jeanty touchdown unacceptable because any touchdown is unacceptable at this point to Denver’s defense.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But here, stranded alongside Bradley Cooper (who has the same deer-in-headlights look), she’s completely lost as a Depression-era woman who goes mad after losing a child and directs her fury at a woman who had an illegitimate son with her husband years earlier.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Unauthorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unauthorized. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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