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as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the unbounded enthusiasm shown by the new club members
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
unbounded terror that was caused by the simultaneous detonation of seven car bombs around the city
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Recent Examples of unbounded
Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Against that backdrop of clear and limited delegations, the Government reads IEEPA to give the President power to unilaterally impose unbounded tariffs and change them at will.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Other mathematicians, however, point out that past performance does not guarantee future returns, because an unbounded fluid is nothing like a bounded one.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet human ingenuity and creativity remain unbounded, and in 2026, more artists will begin to experiment with how AI can work for them — not the other way around.
—Oscar Höglund, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Against that backdrop of clear and limited delegations, the Government reads IEEPA to give the President power to unilaterally impose unbounded tariffs and change them at will.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Other mathematicians, however, point out that past performance does not guarantee future returns, because an unbounded fluid is nothing like a bounded one.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet human ingenuity and creativity remain unbounded, and in 2026, more artists will begin to experiment with how AI can work for them — not the other way around.
—Oscar Höglund, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbounded
Adjective
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Grief isn’t an infinite resource.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Like school districts across the country, CPS is forced to manage a finite pool of resources against an infinite rise in demand.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bay Area federal lawmakers marked Earth Day by introducing a bill Wednesday aimed at mitigating rampant whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay — an alarming statistic which has reached its highest level in 25 years.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those issues include housing shortages, rampant homelessness, the nation’s highest levels of unemployment and poverty, uncertain water supplies, soaring utility costs, shamefully low academic achievement in public schools and a state budget in chronic deficit.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The grief from suicide is endless.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But now this unbridled intensity is bleeding into other areas of culture, with alarming results.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Apr. 2026
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The ferocity of the Lakers’ answer rattled Houston such that the Rockets were hit with two technical fouls on unbridled anger from Jae’Sean Tate and coach Ime Udoka.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nearly in sync, a third emerges, prompting a chorus of uncontrolled squeals and giddy laughter.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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During the frenzied police response, an Idaho State Patrol trooper deployed a drone that flew off uncontrolled.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Unbounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbounded. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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