as in unauthorized
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Recent Examples of unapproved
An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
The secretary can also enable the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization, enabling clinicians to use unapproved medical products to manage specific conditions in an emergency.
—Angela Mattie, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
When the sign fell down, the newspaper alleges, an employee was made to scrub the toilet because it had been used by an unapproved person.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
The secretary can also enable the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization, enabling clinicians to use unapproved medical products to manage specific conditions in an emergency.
—Angela Mattie, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
When the sign fell down, the newspaper alleges, an employee was made to scrub the toilet because it had been used by an unapproved person.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproved
Adjective
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Questions have been raised about whether the Signal chat violated the Espionage Act, a 1917 law criminalizing unauthorized storage or disclosure of sensitive defense information.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The burn ban prohibits burning yard debris, land clearing, recreational fires and unauthorized piles of debris to reduce the wild-land fire threats and protect lives, property and natural resources.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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The unlicensed plastic surgery recovery house next door, common in Miami suburbs There’s no unique license for recovery centers, although their services — including personal care such as bathing and dressing, and helping give prescribed medication — aligns with being an assisted living facility.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Critics, including Hollywood unions and over 400 high-profile creators, argue that this would allow AI firms to profit from unlicensed material without compensating those who created it.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rogue dyers have been a problem, too, with a few cases of unsanctioned dumping of colorants into the North Branch of the river despite the presence of conservation police patrols.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wilson had been taking part in an off-campus and unsanctioned fraternity ritual, WAFB reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproved. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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