as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a tirade filled with uncontrolled anger about what the government was doing
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Google Maps When an airport has an uncontrolled field, pilots use a common traffic advisory frequency to regularly announce their positions to other pilots in the airport’s vicinity.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Symptoms include uncontrolled and repetitive eye movements, head tilt, walking in circles, and uneven pupil size.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Today, that number has dropped nearly 80% to just $200 million, even though the state typically spends billions annually to fight and clean up uncontrolled wildfires.
—Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
According to Simple Flying, both planes were flying over uncontrolled airspace and the pilots were responsible for seeing other aircraft to avoid collisions.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Symptoms include uncontrolled and repetitive eye movements, head tilt, walking in circles, and uneven pupil size.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Today, that number has dropped nearly 80% to just $200 million, even though the state typically spends billions annually to fight and clean up uncontrolled wildfires.
—Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
According to Simple Flying, both planes were flying over uncontrolled airspace and the pilots were responsible for seeing other aircraft to avoid collisions.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncontrolled
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“Uncontrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrolled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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