unproven

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Recent Examples of unproven Another issue was with what The Guardian cited as false claims or unproven treatment: For example, instead of therapy, write about traumatic experiences for 15 minutes, which should cure you in an hour. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 4 June 2025 An official referral indicating possible, but unproven, wrongdoing by Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, was made public Wednesday by the U.S. House Ethics Committee. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 By uncovering interventions like Vitamin D that can support healthier aging, researchers hope to help more people enjoy a higher quality of life well into their later years, without resorting to expensive or unproven treatments. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2025 While the market credits Tesla today with hundreds of billions in value for such unproven gambits, Alphabet’s $2 trillion market cap reflects very little credit for the more-advanced Waymo robotaxi division. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unproven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproven
Adjective
  • Berry recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to unproved properties affected by California Senate Bill No. 1137, which restricts new drilling activities within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Rhetoric surrounding an audit of aid for Kyiv has amplified unproved accusations that Ukrainian officials have siphoned off cash intended for the war effort, and could undermine other requests for assistance.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Internal candidates to replace him include erstwhile World Series hero Ian Anderson, or untested rookies Hurston Waldrep, Davis Daniel, or the 20-year-old Fuentes, who last week became the youngest Braves starter since 1970.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • Still, nuclear propulsion is an entirely untested technology as well.
    Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Brown was arrested at a Manchester hotel last month after his first return to the country since the alleged incident.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • The driver was arrested for alleged vehicular assault as a mob formed and continued to slash more tires.
    Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The official exchange rate stood at 105 bolívars per U.S. dollar in May, while the parallel market rate surged to 139, widening the gap and inviting new speculative pressure.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • Unlike the speculative crypto cycles of previous years, RWA tokens offer something fundamentally different: real yield backed by real assets.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Polling of a hypothetical election matchup for lieutenant governor shows Republican incumbent Dan Patrick leading Democratic state Representative Vikki Goodwin, 46 percent to 42 percent.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • To see how this all works, consider Maria, a 58-year-old hypothetical diabetic patient who hasn’t filled her statin prescription.
    Mika Newton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).
    Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2010

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“Unproven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproven. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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