unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
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Mars Hydro, a Chinese company that makes Internet of Things (IoT) devices like LED lights and hydroponics equipment, left a massive database unprotected online.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
If the Heat misses the playoffs this season, Charlotte would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028 from the Terry Rozier trade and OKC would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2026 from the Butler trade with Philadelphia in 2019.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
The Nets had previously traded the rights to both picks — one via pick swap, the other as an unprotected first-rounder — to the Houston Rockets in their 2021 blockbuster for James Harden.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
The Lakers should be better off taking an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and swaps in 2030 and 2032 into the summer market to hunt for more impressive prey.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
If the Heat misses the playoffs this season, Charlotte would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028 from the Terry Rozier trade and OKC would get Miami’s unprotected first-round pick in 2026 from the Butler trade with Philadelphia in 2019.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
The Nets had previously traded the rights to both picks — one via pick swap, the other as an unprotected first-rounder — to the Houston Rockets in their 2021 blockbuster for James Harden.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
The Lakers should be better off taking an unprotected 2031 first-round pick and swaps in 2030 and 2032 into the summer market to hunt for more impressive prey.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Medical Definition
unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
-prə-ˈtek-təd
: not protected
especially
: performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sexual intercourse
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