as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a case that was solved only because of one detective's unbridled determination to bring the killer to justice
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Recent Examples of unbridled
The Rolls-Royce Corniche had soon become a global symbol of sumptuous indulgence and unbridled excess; the automotive equivalent of lighting a Cuban cigar with a hundred-dollar bill.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
The president’s unbridled gilt reflects his unbridled greed.
—Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The third component to Worksport’s unbridled success is its delve into leaving a clean-tech footprint through its subsidiary, Terravis Energy, who have developed AetherLux™, a breakthrough residential heat pump featuring patented ZeroFrost™ technology.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Her raw, unbridled performance captured her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, as well as a Golden Globe win.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbridled
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
The president’s unbridled gilt reflects his unbridled greed.
—Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The third component to Worksport’s unbridled success is its delve into leaving a clean-tech footprint through its subsidiary, Terravis Energy, who have developed AetherLux™, a breakthrough residential heat pump featuring patented ZeroFrost™ technology.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Her raw, unbridled performance captured her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, as well as a Golden Globe win.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbridled
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These sanctions, the US claims, are meant to target rampant corruption and human rights abuses in the country, as well as its leaders’ undermining of democracy.—
Andrew Raine,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Speculation of a breakup is rampant but the news is not yet public.—
Caleb Hammond,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Reinforce Change Management With Staged Rollouts As with any outage, Pennsylvania’s 911 failure highlighted how uncontrolled changes—whether in hardware, software or configurations—can disrupt critical systems.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed promise in treating people with uncontrolled or resistant high blood pressure in a recent trial.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Unbridled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbridled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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