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 According to a public filing on Monday, the company had already refinanced a portion of its offshore unsecured debt, including bank loans, through a new facility. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 2 July 2025 Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects during this time. David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 After no one answered a number of knocks on the door, police found that the home was unsecured in multiple places, police reports said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 Hybrid events can empower executives to connect and confidently communicate with stakeholders without requiring travel or visiting unsecured environments. Michele Dobnikar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsecured
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Adjective
  • The left-hander began the ninth with a groundout, but after Ketel Marte homered and Geraldo Perdomo drew a nine-pitch walk, Spencer Bivens and Erik Miller began to get loose.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
  • Make sure to set your face with a pressed or loose setting powder, and then continue with the rest of your eye makeup.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Employees—especially longtime executives—may feel blindsided, underappreciated or insecure when an unproven family member suddenly appears in the org chart.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Remy and Alicia are a pair of insecure service workers who share an obsession with Jen, a former coworker of Remy's who's now something of an Instagram star.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Your arms should be down by your sides, and the towel should be slack and without tension.
    Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
  • Whenever the topic of his childhood comes up, or even something random about the war, his face goes slack and a mist seems to pass over his eyes.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • White Lake Township Chief of Police Daniel Keller said in a news release the homeowner was alerted through his video surveillance system that seven individuals had broken into his detached garage.
    Mike Stunson July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
  • The house features five bedrooms and one bathrooms. 5. $2.1 million, single-family residence in the 6100 block of Contra Costa Road The sale of the detached house in the 6100 block of Contra Costa Road in Oakland has been finalized.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 2 July 2025

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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsecured. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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