as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
the home team scored when the visitors' goalie momentarily left the goal unprotected
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Frost, freeze conditions and below-freezing temperatures as cold as 29 degrees could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing in areas under the warning, the weather service says.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
And thanks to the ravenous monsters that nightly disguise themselves as smiling humans and eat anyone unprotected outside, plus various other eldritch horrors like ghosts and malevolent bugs, not to mention dwindling resources and communal infighting, everyone is always on edge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Milius donned a snowsuit, but Wilford was unprotected and quickly began to freeze to death.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024
Freezing conditions can kill plants that are left unprotected from the cold or end the growing season for some regional staples.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
And thanks to the ravenous monsters that nightly disguise themselves as smiling humans and eat anyone unprotected outside, plus various other eldritch horrors like ghosts and malevolent bugs, not to mention dwindling resources and communal infighting, everyone is always on edge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Milius donned a snowsuit, but Wilford was unprotected and quickly began to freeze to death.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024
Freezing conditions can kill plants that are left unprotected from the cold or end the growing season for some regional staples.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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The older trees themselves, more exposed in the landscape, could be more vulnerable to windstorms.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Beijing, on the other hand, remains reliant on Taiwanese technology products for its manufacturing industry, meaning that China is now arguably more vulnerable to a disruption in cross-strait trade than Taiwan.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Notably, losing an hour of daylight can take a toll on people who are susceptible to seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that peaks during the darker winter months.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Camellias are also susceptible to a number of diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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According to Orloff, most people on the receiving end of trauma dumping will feel anxious, stressed, helpless and even depressed after the conversation.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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That's particularly troublesome for Buffy, who goes as a helpless 18th-century girl.Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprotected. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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