as in unauthorized
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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
Then there are unsanctioned acts of protests by players and fans.
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Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The scrutiny threatens to expose Nina’s secret side job — visiting village homes of pregnant girls and women to provide unsanctioned abortions.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Tran and other officials allegedly overstepped their authority by trying to get a city employee fired and began requesting several unsanctioned performance evaluations for McHarris, the lawsuit states.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, six fraternities were placed on probation at SDSU due to violations of school policies, including unsanctioned distribution of alcohol, according to the university’s website.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
The scrutiny threatens to expose Nina’s secret side job — visiting village homes of pregnant girls and women to provide unsanctioned abortions.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Tran and other officials allegedly overstepped their authority by trying to get a city employee fired and began requesting several unsanctioned performance evaluations for McHarris, the lawsuit states.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, six fraternities were placed on probation at SDSU due to violations of school policies, including unsanctioned distribution of alcohol, according to the university’s website.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
Adjective
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But earlier last week, Judge Moss had expressed skepticism that the students behind the lawsuit had standing to sue, since the extent to which they may have been harmed by any unauthorized access to their data remained unclear.—
Zach Montague,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Change default passwords: Make sure to change the default passwords on all devices that control or access your network. Activate the firewall: This helps block unauthorized traffic and protects against potential threats.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Among the prohibitions enacted by the California Legislature are those specifically relating to casino-style games (such as roulette, blackjack, and any banking game played with cards or dice), slot machines, and unlicensed games of chance.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Instead, state investigators said Slayton used unlicensed laborers, improperly removed and dumped the cancer-causing insulator and failed to complete the project, leaving the property unsafe.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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