uncontested

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Recent Examples of uncontested Proto’s view But state Republican chairman Ben Proto said there is a financial explanation for why some races go uncontested due to the state’s Citizens Election Program. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 This cycle, Scudder, with help from the political-action committee Texas Majority, set out to make sure that no race in the state went uncontested, and successfully recruited candidates for each of a hundred and thirty-seven seats. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 Late in the second quarter of a game the Spurs would go on to win 126-97, Champagnie took off for what looked to be an uncontested baseline slam. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Rashee Rice has 71 receiving yards save for his 31-yard uncontested catch-and-run while the Colts were guarding the end zone and letting the clock expire. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontested
Adjective
  • California voters decided on 14 measures on their ballot, ranging from the controversial — like the billionaire’s tax and tighter deadlines on environmental permitting — to the unchallenged — like the housing affordability bond.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For the record, the other aldermen running unchallenged are Peter Chico, 10th, Nicole Lee, 11th, Raymond Lopez, 15th, Ronnie Mosley, 21st, Samantha Nugent 39th, Anthony Napolitano, 41st, and Debra Silverstein, 50th.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Nvidia is the undisputed leader in advanced computer chips, among the AI industry’s scarcest resources.
    — Robert Hart, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Sky Rooftop restaurant is the property’s undisputed star with jaw-dropping panoramas of the lake, mountains, and city that surround it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • But one indisputable takeaway from this brouhaha is that the US government now needed SpaceX more than SpaceX needed the US government.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontested. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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