uncaught

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Recent Examples of uncaught Women and children of the city are living in a state of terror, fearing that the fiend, if uncaught, will commit other outrages in this city. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The Cubs carried a two-run lead into the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres, owners of the best record in baseball, when everything started to unravel after an uncaught fly ball. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 From demons to death cults, uncaught killers to unsolved disappearances, these genre films have proven that truth is not just stranger, but also scarier than fiction. Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Despite a massive daily cleanup operation that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by. Kevin McGill, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024 Fishing for coho has been excellent at times and biologists said 44,000 hatchery coho remained uncaught Monday from the quota of 84,000. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 Families of victims featured in Kansas' card deck described to CNN a torturous wait for resolution, with some also fearing for their own safety as the killers remain uncaught. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 That ratio can then be used to calculate the number that went uncaught in real life. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaught
Adjective
  • With Worthy back, the Chiefs offense suddenly seems unbound as well.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Ideas flow when the body is occupied but the mind is unbound.
    Karen Palmer September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping a pet loose in the car can pose risks, such as small dogs crawling into the footwell and interfering with the brake or pedal, larger pets blocking your view, or, in the case of an accident, unrestrained pets could be crushed by airbags or thrown out.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Another unconfined delegation that should be subject to judicial scrutiny is provided by the Civil Rights Restoration Act, passed by the Democrats over President Ronald Reagan’s veto, which established the government’s power to arbitrarily withhold funding from universities.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
  • This accounted for just 3 percent of heating fires overall, but these led to more than 40 percent of fatalities, in part because portable heaters tend to be placed precisely where people live and sleep, and because the resulting fires are far more likely to be unconfined.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Midway through the third quarter, true freshman linebacker Mason Posa, buried on the depth chart just weeks ago, ripped the ball loose at Washington’s 7-yard line and fell on it himself.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Sanford jarred the ball loose as Zollers was loading up to pass, and the ball caromed to A&M’s Dalton Brooks virtually in stride behind Zollers.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The images featured Williams striking several poses while standing in knee-deep waters, wearing a yellow, one-piece swimsuit with a cutout in the center and an untied bowtie.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether on foreign or domestic policy, lawmakers have struggled to respond to an administration that moves with unfettered restraint and exceptional speed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The resort ditched the bulky furniture in 2016, replacing it with streamlined, unfettered pieces, neutral colors, and pops of Hawaiian artwork and textiles.
    Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • But one need not be attuned to meta-clever streaming shows to hear the skeptical call recently unleashed.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
  • When federal agents are unleashed without restraint or oversight, the consequences are deadly—and the responsibility for this killing is on their hands.
    Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Or, use the same flat-iron to create polished yet undone waves, as seen above on actress Kaityln Dever.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The intentionally undone look, as seen at the likes of Fendi, Loewe, and Balenciaga, creates an element of intrigue; the slouchy shape offers a sliver of a view into your purse’s contents.
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2025

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“Uncaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaught. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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