as in absolute
not questioned or doubted; not challenged
She is the unchallenged authority in the field.
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Recent Examples of unchallenged
Claudia Levens and Vanessa Swales Milwaukee County's Board of Supervisors will look almost exactly the same after the April 7 election, barring one newcomer who ran unchallenged.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
But her skills don’t go unchallenged at home.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
For over a century, citizens have been surveilled while the media is harassed and hectored into compromise, so that the official rhetoric of Slavic suprematism can go unchallenged.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Her artwork, silent, stoic, is a testament to what is lost, and could still be lost, when consumption and exploitation run unchecked and unchallenged.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
But her skills don’t go unchallenged at home.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
For over a century, citizens have been surveilled while the media is harassed and hectored into compromise, so that the official rhetoric of Slavic suprematism can go unchallenged.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Her artwork, silent, stoic, is a testament to what is lost, and could still be lost, when consumption and exploitation run unchecked and unchallenged.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
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With Trump, these oppositions are never absolute.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The offense came up with timely hits early, Garrett Crochet was back to being Garrett Crochet and in the top of the ninth, the Red Sox erupted in epic fashion, scoring 10 runs to turn what was already a blowout into an absolute laugher.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The audit further pointed out that more than 40,000 uncontested violations were never converted to citations within the court system, leaving the district unable to collect about $10 million in potential revenue.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Other Yuba County races for superintendent of schools, assessor and other offices are uncontested.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trump’s endorsement was helpful but not determinative.—
Joe Garofoli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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They’ve rarely been determinative in elections — El Paso County casts around 4% of the Democratic vote — but could matter in a close Senate race and in the Gonzales primary.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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One major tenet of the letter also argues that the state Supreme Court reverse the appellate ruling and provide undisputed, clear guidance to trial courts and prosecutors across the state.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thin Mints are the undisputed champ in the GSC game, for those wondering.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The absolute minimum spacing for tomato plants is 18 to 24 inches between plants and three feet between rows for determinate tomato varieties.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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Smaller bush-type, or determinate, tomatoes can survive without support, but staking can help in the long run.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Zehavi doubted the proliferation of FPV drones would have a truly decisive impact on the war overall, comparing it to previous technological improvements Hezbollah has adopted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Only four have even pushed it to the decisive Game 7.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Charlie Kirk took off as a meme shortly after he was killed, last September, during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sad memories of last year — when Wooten lost a tiebreaker in her state championship singles match to hand Palmetto the title — are all but erased.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Only one Republican state has a relatively clear path to gaining seats from the decision in time for the midterms — Florida.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Which oil executives in attendance were not immediately clear.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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