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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By Tuesday morning, the blaze remains uncontained and continues to burn.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
While the rain helped firefighters, the larger two blazes — the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires — remained uncontained on Saturday morning and residents have not yet been allowed to return to their homes.
—Jeff Ernst, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Yet, the optics of the devastation — amid blazes that remain largely uncontained after days — compounded by the dry winds continuing to fuel the fires, provide ammunition for critics.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Responders fought ten uncontained blazes over the weekend.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
While the rain helped firefighters, the larger two blazes — the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires — remained uncontained on Saturday morning and residents have not yet been allowed to return to their homes.
—Jeff Ernst, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Yet, the optics of the devastation — amid blazes that remain largely uncontained after days — compounded by the dry winds continuing to fuel the fires, provide ammunition for critics.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Responders fought ten uncontained blazes over the weekend.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Uncontained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontained. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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