uncontained
adjective
un·con·tained
ˌən-kən-ˈtānd 
: not restrained, checked, or controlled : not contained
uncontained mirth/joy
an uncontained explosion
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The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, spread over 1,600 acres in just a couple of days and remained largely uncontained as of officials' latest updates.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Granby contends its residents and volunteer firefighters will be exposed to safety hazards if Key Capture gets to build the project and thus suffered an uncontained fire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
The death toll from the southern California wildfires reached 16, as of Saturday night, while the fires remained mostly uncontained and additional evacuation orders were underway.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
The fires that erupted on Tuesday have burned nearly 30,000 acres and remain largely uncontained.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Granby contends its residents and volunteer firefighters will be exposed to safety hazards if Key Capture gets to build the project and thus suffered an uncontained fire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
The death toll from the southern California wildfires reached 16, as of Saturday night, while the fires remained mostly uncontained and additional evacuation orders were underway.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
The fires that erupted on Tuesday have burned nearly 30,000 acres and remain largely uncontained.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Uncontained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontained. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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