capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
uncaptured
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a word derived from
capture.
Example Sentences
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Much of the uncaptured Mexican waste flows into the Tijuana River, which crosses a U.S. estuary before reaching the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
As giving shifts toward informal routes - online transfers, crowdfunding and other unaudited platforms - much of this behaviour goes uncaptured.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
‘Most of this water is not just uncaptured — it’s uncapturable,’ Greg Gartrell, a delta expert at the Public Policy Institute of California, tells George Skelton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The state’s uncaptured water lies in two principal areas: 65 percent of it is in the wild and scenic rivers of the northern coast, and another 30 percent flows from the Sacramento Delta.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Bronwyn opened her coat and said, “I’d like you to meet the second-to-last uncaptured ymbryne, Miss Alma Peregrine.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
