Definition of unconfinednext

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Recent Examples of unconfined But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions. Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024 Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion. Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023 Principles of biological terrestrial locomotion have been discovered on unconfined vertical and horizontal substrates. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconfined
Adjective
  • Thanks to their soft linen-blend fabric and loose fit, these low-rise barrel pants won’t cling in humidity.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • The yen has lost 51% of its value against the dollar since 2012, as the central bank kept monetary policy loose to fight persistent deflation.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • This extension will expire when Bedard is just 26 years old and buys out only one year of unrestricted free agency.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The Detroit Health Department is offering free masks to residents and encouraging everyone to stay inside.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • Is realism based only on minds untouched by illness or some other distorting factor, or at least not so touched that that mind becomes, as my grandmother’s is, unbound?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • For the first time in living memory, the arrival of a new technology has inspired apprehension, rather than unrestrained enthusiasm.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • During the limited time the media could observe training, Pulisic looked to be unrestrained and moving freely.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

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“Unconfined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfined. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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