as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a tirade filled with uncontrolled anger about what the government was doing
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Recent Examples of uncontrolled
After losing to Boric, Kast built his following by amplifying concerns around uncontrolled immigration and increasing public insecurity.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Mainland China and territory controlled by the Chinese government is shown in yellow, while territory claimed by, but uncontrolled by Beijing, including Taiwan, is depicted in brown on this map.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Vigil said that an uncontrolled collapse could unleash something far more dangerous than the current regime.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This allows for new robots that handle more complex tasks in more uncontrolled environments, and which can easily be adapted for other tasks without the cost of reprogramming and retooling them.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Mainland China and territory controlled by the Chinese government is shown in yellow, while territory claimed by, but uncontrolled by Beijing, including Taiwan, is depicted in brown on this map.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Vigil said that an uncontrolled collapse could unleash something far more dangerous than the current regime.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
This allows for new robots that handle more complex tasks in more uncontrolled environments, and which can easily be adapted for other tasks without the cost of reprogramming and retooling them.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrolled
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The protests in Iran began two weeks ago in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, but have since spiraled into wider demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime, which has ruled the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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The protests, which began on December 28 as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, have since spread to more than 100 cities, posing the biggest challenge to the Iranian regime in years.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Resistance to runaway-AI by organisations such as the Society of Authors becomes more and more vital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Such skepticism melted away after episode one of this first runaway celebrity season.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Uncontrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrolled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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