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Recent Examples of untried
Booker’s play under a new untried coach and equally inexperienced general manager has been promising for the whole team.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Still, no fruitful option should be left untried, and China is very unlikely to go along with the United States if the latter does not attempt to address the former’s concerns.
—Doug Bandow, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2016
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Still, no fruitful option should be left untried, and China is very unlikely to go along with the United States if the latter does not attempt to address the former’s concerns.
—Doug Bandow, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untried
Adjective
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Whether that trust holds, at scale, is an untested hypothesis.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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The researchers were dealing mostly in speculation — the gene modification technology that scientists could use to doom the screwworm is untested at scale and not ready to be deployed.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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For Foucault, the defining image of pre-modern punishment was the almost unimaginably brutal execution of the would-be royal assassin Robert-François Damiens, in the Paris of Fontenelle and Voltaire.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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The magazine and the report both show that environmentalists, and their would-be pro-growth adversaries, had reasons to support solar energy well before public climate change boosted the technology’s profile again.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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At home, Carter began an hour-by-hour adjustment to his new life.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Cooking on unseasoned cast iron can result in sticking, rusting, and a myriad of other issues (some of which are outlined above).—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol, in an investigative report recently released to the victims’ families, attributed the crash to excessive speed by an unseasoned driver.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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This inexperienced crew of 20-somethings takes on unorthodox jobs to build their brand and pay rent.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2025
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Gay or not, Scott clearly is inexperienced with caring for bottoms.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Every small step toward ensuring our fellow neighbors have access to fresh, nutritious food helps to build a healthier, more vibrant community.—
Michael Farver,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The wings themselves are fresh, fried hard and tossed in house sauces ranging from mild and sweet to a serious Cajun dry rub.—
Justin Brown – The Real Food Stalker,
AJC.com,
14 June 2026
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Callahan is described as 6 feet tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Rectangular lamps were fixed at regular intervals between the pillars, and green metal railings lined the gaps to keep people from falling into the water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Untried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untried. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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