untested
adjective
un·test·ed
ˌən-ˈte-stəd 
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs
an untested politician
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The Vikings need their untested quarterback to concentrate on O’Connell’s playbook and reading defenses.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
As a result, Democrats stumbled into the fall of 2024 with an untested nominee and growing public mistrust of a White House that had been gaslighting the American people.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
At one point in the 2021 playoffs, former Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe even tried a largely untested Rasmus Sandin in Morgan Rielly’s place in hopes of bringing more dynamism to the top unit.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
As a result, Democrats stumbled into the fall of 2024 with an untested nominee and growing public mistrust of a White House that had been gaslighting the American people.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
At one point in the 2021 playoffs, former Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe even tried a largely untested Rasmus Sandin in Morgan Rielly’s place in hopes of bringing more dynamism to the top unit.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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