as in absolute
not questioned or doubted; not challenged
She is the unchallenged authority in the field.
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Recent Examples of unchallenged
In that cycle, most incumbents went unchallenged for their district council seats, but Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara notably became the first incumbents to be knocked off in a primary in roughly four decades, after their legal and ethical lapses.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
His attitude was in line with the consensus of his era, a time when urban elites ruled unchallenged over Andean countries that remained very much the home of conquerors and the conquered.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Again, Haaland sticks close to his team-mate, and even as Nunes stalls, taking seven seconds to eventually deliver the ball in frame three, the front-post defender is still left completely unchallenged when the ball comes in.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Over reliance on foreign manufacturing, ballooning trade deficits, and geopolitical tensions have chipped away at the U.S.’s unchallenged monetary position.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
His attitude was in line with the consensus of his era, a time when urban elites ruled unchallenged over Andean countries that remained very much the home of conquerors and the conquered.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Again, Haaland sticks close to his team-mate, and even as Nunes stalls, taking seven seconds to eventually deliver the ball in frame three, the front-post defender is still left completely unchallenged when the ball comes in.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Over reliance on foreign manufacturing, ballooning trade deficits, and geopolitical tensions have chipped away at the U.S.’s unchallenged monetary position.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
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By the time the half-time whistle had been blown, England were leading 5-0, Beever-Jones had completed her hat-trick, Hampton had yet to lay a glove on the ball and the backspace key was taking an absolute hammering.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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With other better quarterbacks available still, the selection was an absolute surprise.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Notably, the defense team chose not to cross-examine Ms. Ventura’s statements, allowing her damaging testimony to stand uncontested.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
20 May 2025
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Another determinative variable would be how quickly rival countries will seize the opportunity to attract disillusioned investors with favorable tax regimes and strategic incentives.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Although the regulation explicitly states that no one factor is determinative, the case law tells a somewhat different story.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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In the office of the mayor of Washington, DC, the response was quieter as officials moved into action to make clear to the world – and the president living down the street – the city’s undisputed stance on the moral moment gripping the nation.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Magnus Carlsen is an undisputed titan in the world of chess.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 May 2025
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rookies Willie MacIver and Logan Davidson drove in three of the A’s five runs, with Davidson scoring the tying run during a decisive eighth inning rally before MacIver’s RBI-single scored the go-ahead run.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 May 2025
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What sets a good doctor apart is judgment — the ability to navigate uncertainty, synthesize complex data and make decisive, accurate choices.—
Eric Snoey,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Derrick Groves, convicted last year for second-degree murder, remains on the loose and has led two prosecutors to flee the state for fear of reprisals.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Shohei Ohtani pounded the Mets during last year’s NLCS.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
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Just clear structure, early accountability and transparent expectations.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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However the trade war ends, the message from American industry is clear: there can be no going back to the pre-Trump U.S.-China economic relationship.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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