unlicensed

adjective

Definition of unlicensednext
as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unlicensed States have pushed back, saying that contracts tied to sports amount to unlicensed wagering. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Subsequent investigation concluded the club was unlicensed and operated against several safety standards, including insufficient emergency exits and only one available fire extinguisher. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Gutierrez on Monday in Palm Beach County court pleaded not guilty to charges of operating as an unlicensed money service business, organized scheme to defraud and workman’s compensation fraud, court records show. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 The mass shooting has shone a new spotlight on Thailand’s high levels of gun ownership, both licensed and unlicensed. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlicensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
  1. unauthorized
  2. unapproved
  3. unsanctioned
  4. contraband
  5. smuggled
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  • Every jurisdiction prohibits the unauthorized practice of law.
    — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • DeLaune, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said parents can be a key line of defense against the proliferation of unauthorized images.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unauthorized
Adjective
  • Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda were all assessed six-place grid penalties for unapproved engine changes.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Up to 59% of employees are using unapproved or shadow AI tools in the workplace.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unapproved
Adjective
  • Then in August, the UK AI Security Institute shared a report detailing how Anthropic’s Mythos 5 took autonomous, unsanctioned actions on the internet in a training evaluation, targeting real people and organizations.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This involves using a separate large language model that can approve or deny actions requested by the AI models that are undergoing cyber testing, which can help stop unsanctioned actions.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsanctioned
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  • Prior contraband attempts involved the launch of a drone from the dead end of Noe Street, just east of the facility, deputies said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Faced with this churn – as well as staffing, security and contraband-control concerns – many jails invest little in family visitation.
    — Jillian Turanovic, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of contraband
Adjective
  • The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of smuggled

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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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