untested
adjective
un·test·ed
ˌən-ˈte-stəd 
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs
an untested politician
Examples of untested in a Sentence
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Instructors have tried at times to find their own solutions to detecting AI in writing, using messy, untested methods to enforce rules, and distressing students.
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Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
However, their contents remained untested until recently, when researchers conducted a chemical analysis of samples taken from inside the artifacts.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
Haunting visions and ominous clues leave no one’s sanity untested.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
But the new system was beset with delays, glitches and untested elements that needed to be modified.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Supporters like Lee acknowledged that despite the sweeping support from those inside the music industry and unanimous approval from the Tennessee Statehouse, the legislation is untested.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
This is a largely untested group of linebackers participating in spring practice.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
When the team revisited around 15 years later, there were an additional 14,000 untested wells serving the same region.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Will the goalie, Alexandar Georgiev, a promising but untested Bulgarian, hold up?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
However, their contents remained untested until recently, when researchers conducted a chemical analysis of samples taken from inside the artifacts.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
Haunting visions and ominous clues leave no one’s sanity untested.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
But the new system was beset with delays, glitches and untested elements that needed to be modified.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Supporters like Lee acknowledged that despite the sweeping support from those inside the music industry and unanimous approval from the Tennessee Statehouse, the legislation is untested.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
This is a largely untested group of linebackers participating in spring practice.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
When the team revisited around 15 years later, there were an additional 14,000 untested wells serving the same region.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Will the goalie, Alexandar Georgiev, a promising but untested Bulgarian, hold up?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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