as in unauthorized
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Recent Examples of unlicensed
Prescription drugs sold online or by unlicensed dealers marketed as OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax are often laced with fentanyl.
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Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
However, months later, many unlicensed pharmacies purporting to sell pharmaceutical drugs to unwitting customers are still thriving despite the efforts by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to stop them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The result was a Jan. 30 raid, where officers seized drugs, guns, unlicensed slot machines, and cash.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Ideally, the fans never even have the chance to encounter the unlicensed content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlicensed
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
However, months later, many unlicensed pharmacies purporting to sell pharmaceutical drugs to unwitting customers are still thriving despite the efforts by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to stop them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The result was a Jan. 30 raid, where officers seized drugs, guns, unlicensed slot machines, and cash.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Ideally, the fans never even have the chance to encounter the unlicensed content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
Adjective
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But earlier last week, Judge Moss had expressed skepticism that the students behind the lawsuit had standing to sue, since the extent to which they may have been harmed by any unauthorized access to their data remained unclear.—
Zach Montague,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Change default passwords: Make sure to change the default passwords on all devices that control or access your network. Activate the firewall: This helps block unauthorized traffic and protects against potential threats.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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At least 4,500 National Guardsmen have been deployed to state prisons across New York in response to the unsanctioned strike that began Monday.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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This unsanctioned correction officer strike is an abuse of power that is throwing already unstable conditions into chaos.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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