as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Recent Examples of unchecked
Allowing such behavior to go unchecked risks setting a precedent that this conduct is acceptable, which can undermine team morale and productivity.
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Hinton left a prestigious position at Google two years ago to raise awareness about the dangers of unchecked AI development.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This includes adding redundancy to vital systems, segmenting networks so that a compromise in one area does not spread unchecked, and developing explicit incident response processes that incorporate both cyber and physical disaster management.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Lower rates can stimulate the economy in a way that shrinks unemployment, but may allow inflation to run unchecked.
—Drew O'Connor, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Hinton left a prestigious position at Google two years ago to raise awareness about the dangers of unchecked AI development.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This includes adding redundancy to vital systems, segmenting networks so that a compromise in one area does not spread unchecked, and developing explicit incident response processes that incorporate both cyber and physical disaster management.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Lower rates can stimulate the economy in a way that shrinks unemployment, but may allow inflation to run unchecked.
—Drew O'Connor, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchecked
Adjective
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His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fuzzy thinking is rampant today!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Opposition to the storage systems usually focuses on the possibility of thermal runaway, a chain reaction of uncontrolled heating that can lead to fire or an explosion.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to Healthline, lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled production of white blood cells called lymphocytes.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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