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
Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Keep your fingers crossed as this uncontrolled experiment is getting bigger each passing day.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Sepsis is a condition that leads to uncontrolled inflammation in the body and sometimes organ failure.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
And the risk of loss that comes with uncontrolled communications is profound.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Keep your fingers crossed as this uncontrolled experiment is getting bigger each passing day.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Sepsis is a condition that leads to uncontrolled inflammation in the body and sometimes organ failure.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
And the risk of loss that comes with uncontrolled communications is profound.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrolled
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Of course, there has also been rampant speculation that Styles could be the latest marquee WWE star to jump ship to AEW.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Obviously the rampant physical comedy benefits from a lot of special effects and stunts.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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If Bahrain is any indicator, this isn’t going to be a runaway championship.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Eddie and his girlfriend Mary (Olivia Barash) are runaway teens determined to get married, who end up in night court on shoplifting charges.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Uncontrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrolled. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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