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
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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Roughly 280,000 school children were unvaccinated and unprotected against measles during the 2023-2024 school year alone, the CDC said.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
The cuts risk losing the web of contacts built during years of working in those countries and leaving groups on the ground unprotected from government repression, Twining argued in the call.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The constitutional classifier successfully blocked 95 percent of these attempts, compared to just 14 percent for the unprotected Claude system.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
The cuts risk losing the web of contacts built during years of working in those countries and leaving groups on the ground unprotected from government repression, Twining argued in the call.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The constitutional classifier successfully blocked 95 percent of these attempts, compared to just 14 percent for the unprotected Claude system.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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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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