uncontained
adjective
un·con·tained
ˌən-kən-ˈtānd 
: not restrained, checked, or controlled : not contained
uncontained mirth/joy
an uncontained explosion
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An uncontained wildfire has spread more than 3,200 acres in central New Jersey, prompting evacuations for thousands.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Officials have warned of devastating losses to come, as the out-of-control fire is expected to remain uncontained on Wednesday morning due to the strong winds.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, spread over 1,600 acres in just a couple of days and remained largely uncontained as of officials' latest updates.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Granby contends its residents and volunteer firefighters will be exposed to safety hazards if Key Capture gets to build the project and thus suffered an uncontained fire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Officials have warned of devastating losses to come, as the out-of-control fire is expected to remain uncontained on Wednesday morning due to the strong winds.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, spread over 1,600 acres in just a couple of days and remained largely uncontained as of officials' latest updates.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Granby contends its residents and volunteer firefighters will be exposed to safety hazards if Key Capture gets to build the project and thus suffered an uncontained fire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Uncontained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontained. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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