unchallenged

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Recent Examples of unchallenged Burnham, 56, was appointed unchallenged after incumbent Keir Starmer agreed to step down last month following a series of election defeats, U-turns and scandals. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unchallenged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
Adjective
  • The scent wraps rose water, Damascena rose essence and absolute, and centifolia rose in soft, sweet notes of green almond, pink raspberry, and a touch of mauve violet.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Stewart, having the absolute time of her life, allows the cool persona she’s cultivated across the modern indie scene to give way to an insecure brattiness that’s wonderfully refreshing.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Courtney was ultimately uncontested without a primary on Tuesday.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The extension does not necessarily mean a race is uncontested or that no one has filed.
    Nicole Buss August 9, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 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
  • Following her impressive performance, Shields immediately set her sights on an undisputed clash with undefeated IBF and WBO welterweight champion Lauren Price, potentially at 154 pounds, opening doors for other high-profile bouts.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Since that fateful summer, Steven Spielberg's sci-fi survival thriller has reigned supreme as the undisputed king of dinosaur films.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 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
  • The 5th District saw more than double the amount of votes cast in its Congressional primary than in the 4th, and the gap in support between candidates was much more decisive.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Stern’s decisive response to the Malice at the Palace – the suspensions of the players as well as the punishments meted out to the fans – sent a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In both of last month's shootings, agents were not wearing body cameras.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The reading, which will detail inflation in July, arrives days after government data showed unexpected job losses last month, suggesting strain on the economy as a months-long bout of elevated price hikes weighed on shoppers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Fires are often started illegally by plantation owners or traditional farmers to clear land for planting and those burns periodically blanket parts of Southeast Asia in hazardous haze, authorities said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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