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
An unchallenged long run in Congress causes some incumbents to stop spending much time with the party loyalists at home, finding the endless social swirl of Washington more entertaining.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
With silence—good intentions, small compromises, and quiet contradictions that go unchallenged.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But only Foley has the courage to challenge Wu and make sure her rhetoric doesn’t go unchallenged.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
His unchallenged ring records still stand today and include 220 fights, 186 wins and 141 knockouts.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
With silence—good intentions, small compromises, and quiet contradictions that go unchallenged.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But only Foley has the courage to challenge Wu and make sure her rhetoric doesn’t go unchallenged.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
His unchallenged ring records still stand today and include 220 fights, 186 wins and 141 knockouts.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
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But the effect is the absolute least at the marginal rate, and the least in general when the cuts are in rates of a progressive tax system.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The company aims to reduce emissions from a 2019 baseline by 2030 through its Science Based Targets initiative, including a 46% reduction in absolute emissions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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Nearly half the 118 Illinois House districts were uncontested during the 2024 election.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The indefatigable Curtis Sliwa ran uncontested in the Republican primary.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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But as independents ourselves, the two of us can’t participate despite the fact that primaries are often more determinative of who gets elected than the November general election.—
Dr. Jessie Fields,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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McLaurin’s worth to the offense is undisputed and is a big reason why the team hasn’t moved on his request for a trade.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The undisputed queen of the rom-com claimed in an Instagram post on August 1 that nobody told her about a planned Apple TV+ limited-series adaptation of her film The Holiday.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The length of the harvest window for slicing tomatoes depends on whether the plant is determinate or indeterminate.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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The other decisive event was more prosaic: activists from a joint Jewish-Palestinian initiative called Standing Together staged a protest outside the studios of Channels 12 and 13.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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With broad disapproval of policies on the economy, immigration, and living costs, Democrats may see a possible opening, but have yet to translate this into a decisive lead as the party regroups after the 2024 election loss.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat came together on a blockbuster trade before the NBA trade deadline last year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Colorado, winners of four of its last five games, has become a tougher team to put away.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Here are a few key techniques to make your content AI-friendly: • Structure For Clarity: Use clear headlines, subheadings, bullet points and short paragraphs.—
Jeremy Fields,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Without a clear national figurehead, however, that task largely falls to Democratic mayors, several of whom stressed that their cities are successfully combating violence.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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