unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
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Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
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Temperatures are expected to drop well below freezing, threatening vegetation, crops and unprotected outdoor property.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
One aspect of the expansion draft will not be publicized: the lists of players left unprotected by their organizations and thus made available to the Valkyries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Most human infections with H5 virus have occurred after unprotected exposure to sick or dead infected animals or their environment, state officials said.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Top execs are walking around Manhattan all day long unprotected, Glen Kucera, president of Enhanced Protection Services at Allied Universal, tells Axios.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
One aspect of the expansion draft will not be publicized: the lists of players left unprotected by their organizations and thus made available to the Valkyries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Most human infections with H5 virus have occurred after unprotected exposure to sick or dead infected animals or their environment, state officials said.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Top execs are walking around Manhattan all day long unprotected, Glen Kucera, president of Enhanced Protection Services at Allied Universal, tells Axios.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Medical Definition
unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
-prə-ˈtek-təd
: not protected
especially
: performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sexual intercourse
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