uncontested

Definition of uncontestednext

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Recent Examples of uncontested After moving from Dolton to Georgia, Henyard declared victory in social media posts in an uncontested May Republican primary race to represent District 5 as a commissioner on the Fulton County Board. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Even uncontested cases typically take months. Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 At the same time, Jackson chipped away at Jones’ claim to be the uncontested MAGA candidate. Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026 The winner will head to the general election to face Manuel Rivera, who is running uncontested in the Republican primary. Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontested
Adjective
  • The researchers observed an unchallenged system—fibroblasts were depleted, but the skin was never additionally stressed.
    Peter Jurich, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • The undisputed favorite at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship this week is Nelly Korda.
    Ren Clayton, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Bastard son Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim), the undisputed MVP of this battle, jumped to battle Sharako and avenge his father.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • YouTube is the indisputable king of online video.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That Paul McCartney is a musical genius is indisputable.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontested. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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