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Recent Examples of uncaught
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.
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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
An event of that kind can slip away uncaught, because resisting the familiar language resists the familiar point.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 3 June 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
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
An event of that kind can slip away uncaught, because resisting the familiar language resists the familiar point.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 3 June 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
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The graphic novel format gave him the freedom to imagine without limitation—unbound by the logistical constraints of filmmaking.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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Now, Americans should assume the companies’ lucrative levers of surveillance and persuasion are at the disposal, if not outright service, of a vindictive president, who’s increasingly unbound by judicial and other checks on his power.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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On court, Annie and Helen spray their shots with unrestrained ferocity, aiming not for the baselines but for each other’s torsos.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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How the inextricable combinations of lyrical narratives and distortion-addled arrangements served as salient commentaries on authoritarian power and artificial intelligence, as well as science denialism, knee-bending capitulation and unrestrained wealth.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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After struggling in the first half, running back Jerrod Wiley got loose on an untouched 69-yard touchdown run on the first play of the next drive to put Heritage back up two scores at 30-21.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Step-by-Step Cleaning Process Vacuuming Upholstered chairs should be vacuumed weekly to remove loose dust, dirt, and hair.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The logic of unfettered capitalism ensures that any labor-saving, cost-reducing, or control-enabling device will eventually be put to use, regardless of the composition of the societies those technologies will disrupt.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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What is urgently needed—medical aid, food distribution, clean water, and psychosocial support—cannot reach families without unfettered humanitarian access.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As reporters work to cover the story, the Miami Herald is interested in hearing from people in South Florida who’ve dealt with unleashed dogs in their communities.—
Miami Herald staff,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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That incident unleashed rioting and looting, with the homes of political leaders—including that of the finance minister—attacked and government offices burned.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As such, there are certain similarities with erring politicians who some believe become undone by a mixture of various traits that tends not to exist in the wider population.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Sklar, who has a terminal illness and not long to live, has lots that has been left undone in his life.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Uncaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaught. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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