unsanctioned

adjective

Definition of unsanctionednext
as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unsanctioned Amid the charm offensive, Bankman-Fried even conducted an unsanctioned interview with conservative TV host Tucker Carlson from prison in March 2025. — Camila Grigera Naon, Fortune, 9 June 2026 The Cherry Bombs, an unsanctioned USL W League team named after a 1976 punk anthem and based in the Pacific Northwest city, not only won their first match but also sold out their inaugural kits after launching a loud campaign. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Additionally, six people were arrested Tuesday night on charges including disorderly conduct and eluding police in connection with another unsanctioned event in Long Branch, according to authorities. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 Authorities in Oklahoma were looking for suspects Monday in a weekend shooting at an unsanctioned lakeside party packed with young adults that left at least 23 people injured, some critically, according to police and hospital officials. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsanctioned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
  1. unauthorized
  2. unapproved
  3. unlicensed
  4. smuggled
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  • In response, approximately 25% of developers now design APIs with agents as the primary end consumer rather than humans, and over half of them cite unauthorized agent access as a security concern.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Hugging Face disclosed that investigators reconstructed more than 17,000 forensic events associated with the intrusion while confirming unauthorized access to certain internal systems and service credentials.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of unauthorized
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  • In that case, New York Attorney General Letitia James contended that promoting an unapproved treatment – one that medical studies have found to be dangerous – could violate state consumer fraud laws.
    — Lucinda M. Finley, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • In June, Kennedy added members to the advisory group who, with one exception, had obvious interests in the manufacture and sale of the unapproved peptides.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of unapproved
Adjective
  • According to Silva, some unlicensed or underqualified clinics in South Florida will attract patients with lower prices.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • More than a dozen states with sports betting bans on the books have sued Kalshi and Polymarket for allegedly circumventing state laws by running unlicensed, unregulated gambling platforms.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of unlicensed
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  • The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of smuggled

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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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