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Recent Examples of unguarded And Stack’s old flame is Mary (a saucy and unguarded Hailee Steinfeld), his white-passing childhood friend with Black ancestry that shows up in her relations, not her face, who is still pissed at Stack for ghosting her. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025 And that’s exactly what Self of Selves offers: an unguarded layering of thought, process, and selfhood. Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025 Sheer rock walls loom on one side, while the other, which is completely unguarded, plunges to the narrow canyon below. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025 In March, a 43-year-old visitor from California drowned while snorkeling on Kauai at unguarded Larsen’s Beach. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unguarded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unguarded
Adjective
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an outspoken critic of Biden and Democrats, expressed sympathy for the former President and his family after the diagnosis was revealed.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
  • Another singles match will see the tough Sheamus go one-on-one with the outspoken Grayson Waller.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • But the program which pays for more than four of every 10 U.S. births is vulnerable to deep budget cuts — part of the cost of renewing Trump’s tax breaks that favor the wealthy.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Even worse, cucurbit plants are vulnerable to many of the same disease problems, and can attract more pests to your watermelon plants.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Although Hill initially received two tickets for careless driving and not wearing a seat belt, they were dismissed after the officer who cited him didn’t show up to the Miami-Dade traffic hearing.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
  • Of those fires, 90% were caused by careless human activity, the agency said.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • There has been no new-manager bounce, but instead a series of very honest press conferences about how long the United rebuild could take.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • But Gilroy is honest about the parts of Andor that have not been easy, too.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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  • What's more, the researchers found that the mice on the WD plan were also more susceptible to Salmonella infections.
    Michael Franco May 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
  • This depends on the material, but faux leather is usually less susceptible to damage from steam.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • When something hurts or feels unsafe, your body tenses up to protect you (also known as muscle guarding).
    Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 13 May 2025
  • Feeling unsafe is debilitating, squashes our creativity, is discouraging and makes dealing with uncertainty so much more difficult.
    Sanjeev Menon, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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  • The candid nature of the moment, Lubomirski said, is what drew people in.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • She is known for sharing candid insights into her life as a young mother, posting content focused on parenting, home routines and family life.
    Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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  • His curveball induced one helpless swing from the Diamondbacks (26-23) after another.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025

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“Unguarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unguarded. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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