untested

Definition of untestednext

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Recent Examples of untested One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026 With such new and untested systems prone to making mistakes, this is sorely needed. Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026 This is a massive experiment in the deregulation of novel, untested nuclear facilities that could pose grave threats to public health and safety. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 The other molecules — hundreds of them — have been shelved, untested and relegated for now to the supplementary data sections of journal articles. Henry Skinner, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untested
Adjective
  • That, coupled with e-commerce and social media algorithms, can result in people seeing a huge amount of content about unproven treatments.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sarepta, which laid off more than one-third of its workforce last year after multiple patient deaths derailed its top-selling gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, has staked its future on a pipeline of unproven treatments for related conditions.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Originally hesitant about using the relatively untried medium of radio in this way, The King was reassured by a visit to the BBC in the summer of 1932 and agreed to take part.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The hitch is that Florida is dependent on an untried product.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • What’s thus far unproved — and the topic of fierce debate — is whether algorithms like ACE2 can keep up over the long term.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What Happens Next The lawsuit’s allegations are unproved, and no court has made findings on the merits.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Right-fielder Austin Slater threw out one would-be run at home plate.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Governor Gavin Newsom, who’s barred by term limits from seeking reelection but is considered a presidential hopeful in 2028, has yet to endorse a would-be successor.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • These aren’t speculative ideas.
    Brian Barlow, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • While this move is largely speculative at present, the strategic importance of the Middle East to the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency should not be underestimated, according to Deutsche.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Even if your sauce is properly seasoned, your dish will taste flat when unseasoned noodles are added.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Where girl dinner is a charming (if not a little bit dumb) smorgasbord of snacky things like cheese and pretzels and salami, boy kibble (🤢) consists of unseasoned ground beef and white rice, consumed for the protein of it all.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Mullin will also face congressional Democrats’ wrath as lawmakers on Capitol Hill have already begun to investigate DHS for the massive contracts to individuals and companies that were inexperienced, had connections to Noem’s staff, or contained other irregularities.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Schaeffer won over most of the Rockies players quickly, but, fielding a young, inexperienced team, Colorado limped toward the finish line, going 4-21 in September.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untested. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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