unchallenged

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Recent Examples of unchallenged The former mayor’s bid for Labour leadership remained unchallenged, as expected, but his challenges are far from over. Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026 Caballero performed well enough that the Yankees optioned Volpe, their nearly-unchallenged starting shortstop of the past three seasons, to Triple-A when his rehab assignment ended. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026 When 88% of denials go unchallenged, what gets abandoned is not paperwork. Venkata Ramya Ganti, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Just 79 seconds separated the two goals hitting the back of the net as Norway quickly worked the ball to Aasgaard, who played a simple pass to Andreas Schjelderup on the left flank — with the 22-year-old able to drive into the attacking third unchallenged. James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unchallenged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
Adjective
  • Gary had the punchout on Mafah that served as the big highlight, but Ezeiruaku was moving with absolute ease off the edge in generating pressure on Prescott.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • But his avuncular encouragement of Tony in what could be absolute folly brings real heart to this section — until calamity intrudes.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Facing no one but the goalkeeper, Moshobane sailed an uncontested shot from 18 yards over the top of the net.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • But after Jhon Cordoba fell to the ground in search of a penalty, the ball dribbling uncontested towards Munoz’s right-hand side, the defender fired the ball towards the far corner — a tiny deflection of Steve Kapuadi’s boot completely wrongfooting Mpasi.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The order of the presidential calendar is consequential, but far from determinative.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Nothing is ever going to top it except, of course, the thin green coat of algae that Greenwater Solutions—seems nominally determinative, in a bad way—is trying to spritz with nanobubbles.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Ukrainian then went up to heavyweight in an era of giants in the division and beat everyone of note — despite being smaller than most, at 6ft 3in — to become undisputed again.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • There is an undisputed cultural magnificence to reimagining a nearly 3,000-year-old tale in the most artistically immersive format currently available to filmmakers.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • In the case of tomatoes, this is true with indeterminate varieties, and less so with determinate varieties that won’t continue growing and producing after harvesting.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • Pruning is unnecessary because determinate tomatoes only grow to a certain height and then stop producing foliage.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and some drizzle raised hopes that Thursday could be a decisive step on the way to vanquishing the fire.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The quick, decisive defeat marked Rome’s final domination of the peninsula and solidified their influence over regional trade and military routes.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Robinhood routes its customers to Kalshi's exchange and booked $156 million of event-contract revenue last quarter, more than its crypto business; Webull connects to the same rails.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The first taste of this new strategy debuted last summer when Lucky teamed up with pop star Addison Rae on new low-rise jeans.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are closer to the end of their careers than the beginning, and this was made very clear throughout their promos on Raw.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Golden State’s new floor is bright blue – decidedly not a Valkyries team color – and features clear Chase Bank branding throughout.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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