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
Since then, the IRGC has charged tolls on ships granted permission and attacked any that tried to cross unauthorized.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Classified as a national security event, the tournament will see FBI and FAA teams detect, intercept and even forcibly land unauthorized drones within tightly restricted airspace, with violators facing $100,000 fines.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Peters was serving time after being convicted on multiple felony accounts for helping an unauthorized person access county election equipment and allowing sensitive voting system data to be copied and distributed in an effort to get the results of the 2020 election overturned.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
The bill prohibits the unauthorized sale or transfer of restaurant reservations for profit without the restaurant's consent.
—Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Classified as a national security event, the tournament will see FBI and FAA teams detect, intercept and even forcibly land unauthorized drones within tightly restricted airspace, with violators facing $100,000 fines.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Peters was serving time after being convicted on multiple felony accounts for helping an unauthorized person access county election equipment and allowing sensitive voting system data to be copied and distributed in an effort to get the results of the 2020 election overturned.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2026
The bill prohibits the unauthorized sale or transfer of restaurant reservations for profit without the restaurant's consent.
—Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unauthorized
Adjective
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Years of improper cleaning can turn them into a petri dish rather than a pretty place to chop veggies.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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The issue stems from the improper application of primer, which is necessary to ensure proper bonding between the glass panel and the sliding frame, the recall report states.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Barred from filming inside, the documentarians turned to activist inmates who documented incidents on illicit cellphones in an attempt to bring attention to the inhumane conditions.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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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
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Multiple lawsuits from advocacy groups, Capitol police officers and others call the program unlawful and corrupt, as Congress presses acting Atty.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Kelly's mother, Barbara Renner, is charged with manslaughter, and her daughter, Elyssa Seymore, is charged with unlawful imprisonment.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Others, however, said naming the animal after the president was inappropriate.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Enforcement of inappropriate corner crossing will continue to be difficult for FWP, but Callaghan notes that enforcement is only one part of the relationship balance that FWP Director Clark noted between private property rights and public-access rights.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Advertisement If something comes back at unacceptable levels, filtering is the next step—and the right filter depends on what's in your water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Concern, because the violence and chaos in Hyde Park and elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend are dangerous and unacceptable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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After testing against other economic variables that may have contributed to higher costs, and comparing housing activity in high-fraud ZIP codes to low-fraud ones in the same county, the researchers found illegitimate PPP loans to be one of the core drivers of housing prices.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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That does not automatically mean every lawsuit involving a president and an executive agency is illegitimate.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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“Unauthorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unauthorized. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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