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Recent Examples of untested As fear grew in 2023 over the failure to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling, the White House was said to be considering an option of last resort: an untested legal theory that involves invoking the 14th Amendment. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 June 2025 But the measure does not explicitly permit tariffs, putting Trump in untested legal territory. Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 May 2025 But the expensive, untested technology is still years away from being fielded. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 May 2025 The District Attorney’s Office has separately worked through a backlog of untested rape kits, hiring the same Virginia lab to process evidence from law enforcement agencies across the rest of the county. Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for untested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untested
Adjective
  • While unproven, the consensus is that ransomware is the most likely explanation, especially given the sharp rise in attacks against the food and retail sectors.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Underwood may be unproven as a sporting director, but his wider reputation as an executive has been on an upward trajectory for a decade.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Better yet, take the train north to Fort Tryon Park, and study untried ones.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • One of City’s greatest financial successes has been their ability to generate vast sums for largely untried young players.
    Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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
  • Advertisement Still, as the U.S. has even charged would-be assassins, Iran has denied ever targeting Trump. Politico reported last July that the U.S. intelligence community had collected increasing evidence suggesting Iran was actively working on plots to kill Trump.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 June 2025
  • With just three weeks until writer-director James Gunn’s Superman soars into theaters on July 11th as the first superhero would-be blockbuster of 2025 summer movie season and the official live-action kickoff of the DCU.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 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
  • Both pans come unseasoned, but there’s one major difference—the Blue Carbon pan gets a heat-treatment, which prevents corrosion and rust, while the Mineral B pan comes with a beeswax coating for rust resistance during shipping.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • Simply combine 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon salt.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 4 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
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  • Over at Brooks’s, Shai comes over and teaches him how to use his new sewing machine, which is a fascinating dynamic because Shai is an agent’s assistant while Brooks is a clothing designer.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 June 2025
  • Matt Dillon, Bret Maverick, Ben Cartwright and the Virginian all have a new place to hang their Stetsons.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 June 2025

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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untested. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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