untested

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Recent Examples of untested Some Democrats say Trump’s pocket rescission, a legally untested maneuver under the Impoundment Control Act that allows presidents in certain cases to withdraw funds without lawmakers’ approval, underscores the need to bolster their resistance to the administration. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 But her commitment is untested and short-lived. Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025 In fact, this claim is the thing that's untested. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025 Brett Sokolow, the president of the Association of Title IX Administrators, told The Associated Press that legal questions about the restroom are untested. Sonam Sheth gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untested
Adjective
  • This is the same lineup, full of younger and mostly unproven players, that has kept the Rangers on the fringe of the wild card spot, a point of irritation among fans.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 49ers answered the call despite fielding a young defense with a bunch of unproven players beyond Bosa and All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The uncrewed Starship prototype will follow a similar flight plan to the lastthree missions and aim to complete test objectives left untried during those tests, all of which ended prematurely.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Better yet, take the train north to Fort Tryon Park, and study untried ones.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 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
  • But after hours of public testimony, the City Council determined that — unlike cars at the would-be drive-thru — the proposal didn’t stack up.
    Rose Evans September 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This quiz invites you to journey through the golden age of literary sci-fi, where philosophical depth meets speculative wonder.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kaluza’s solution, subsequently reused down the line by many others, was to take a speculative leap into the fifth dimension, allowing general relativity and electromagnetism to be unified together in what would become known as Kaluza-Klein theory.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Food made by white people is often associated with and critiqued for being bland and unseasoned.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Unsalted and unseasoned pasta cooking water can be cooled and used to water plants.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • His emergence has enabled a talented, inexperienced team find its early identity.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untested. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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