as in loosened
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched
an unsecured luggage rack on top of the car that was a hazard to other vehicles on the road
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Recent Examples of unsecured
This increase is largely due to employees working on personal devices, connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, or falling victim to phishing attempts.
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Cons High APRs: Credit cards usually have higher APRs than other types of unsecured consumer debt.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Practice peaceful coexistence with wildlife, including coyotes, by removing things that attract them like pet food left outside, unsecured garbage and small pets left unattended.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The lender had previously provided an unsecured loan of $1 million to Mr. Miller, who had paid back all but $60,000.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Cons High APRs: Credit cards usually have higher APRs than other types of unsecured consumer debt.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Practice peaceful coexistence with wildlife, including coyotes, by removing things that attract them like pet food left outside, unsecured garbage and small pets left unattended.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The lender had previously provided an unsecured loan of $1 million to Mr. Miller, who had paid back all but $60,000.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsecured
Adjective
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Get your shovel out and make sure all loose objects are secured!—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Certainly, Britt Lower is playing her with the looser physicality of Helly, and the contrast between the two is more obvious in the season’s first episode to feature both versions.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Not that this is the only risk, of course; there’s also the attack surface of insecure intermediaries involved in the remote control functionality, like third-party application programming interfaces to be taken into account.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Over the past four years, Netanyahu clearly has had reason to feel insecure about his relationship with Trump.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If the rules are too slack, people take advantage of them.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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Fernandes has no right to seize upon a slack backpass and lob Kelleher from about 40 yards out.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
7 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsecured. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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