unlicensed

Definition of unlicensednext

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Recent Examples of unlicensed The goal is to ostensibly prevent piracy and unlicensed sharing. Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 However, despite the deluge of social media posts from hair transplant recipients, including Huffman, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery warns that many Turkish hair clinics are unlicensed and lack proper medical oversight. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa, of Palm Coast, entered the guilty plea on Tuesday to unlicensed practice of healthcare and fraudulent use of identification. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 However, despite the deluge of social media posts from hair transplant recipients, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery warns that many Turkish hair clinics are unlicensed and lack proper medical oversight. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlicensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
Adjective
  • If finalized, the move could impact telehealth firms that rely on outsourcing facilities to produce these drugs in bulk, while bolstering Novo and Lilly's efforts against unauthorized versions that are eating into sales of their blockbuster treatments.
    Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The four-count complaint includes battery, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unauthorized use of name and likeness.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Abugharbieh was initially charged with unlawfully holding or move a dead human body in unapproved conditions, failure to report a death to the medical examiner or law enforcement (intent to conceal), tampering with physical evidence, false imprisonment and battery, the sheriff’s office said.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Abugharbieh, 26, faces charges including domestic violence-simple battery, domestic violence-false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement, unlawfully hold or move a human dead body in unapproved conditions.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • However, the city rebutted the allegations, saying that Boca Bash was an unsanctioned event and therefore not hosted by officials.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In court filings associated with the case, attorneys representing UConn argued that the university had no duty to protect students at unsanctioned events.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • At the suspect’s residence, investigators found enough contraband Lego pieces to fill two garbage bags.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Shackelford’s three co-conspirators pleaded guilty in connection with the prison bribery and contraband smuggling scheme.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Writs of assistance were open‑ended search warrants granted to British customs officers to search for smuggled goods; they were not limited by time, person, or location, and no probable cause was required.
    Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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