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
Netflix reported its third-quarter earnings Thursday, adding 5 million subscribers as its status as subscription streaming TV’s dominant platform remains unchallenged.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
As Wall Street financiers snapped up huge swaths of the nation’s rental housing market in recent years, the deals sailed through unchallenged.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The movie delivers a critical and analytical unfolding of the circumstances of Reality’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order to reveal her sense of deceptions and injustices that pass largely unchallenged in everyday American life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
During the pandemic, this was especially true of politicians, who sometimes made outlandish claims that went unchallenged.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
As Wall Street financiers snapped up huge swaths of the nation’s rental housing market in recent years, the deals sailed through unchallenged.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The movie delivers a critical and analytical unfolding of the circumstances of Reality’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order to reveal her sense of deceptions and injustices that pass largely unchallenged in everyday American life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
During the pandemic, this was especially true of politicians, who sometimes made outlandish claims that went unchallenged.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged
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Lucifer does both with aplomb, with Tom Ellis having the absolute time of his life as the Literal Devil, and Lauren German as the cop who is literally immune to his charms.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Regardless, my view since August has been that this race is an absolute toss up and anyone who says otherwise is either politically biased or uninformed.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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While candidates running for city commissioner seats in Middletown and city council seats in Shively were uncontested, others local lawmakers faced competition, including in Jeffersontown, Lyndon and St. Matthews.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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All races except those in the Moon Valley and North Mesa justice precincts are uncontested in the general election.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some people argue that the outcome disenfranchises the California residents whose votes should have been determinative.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Research continually demonstrates that candidate gender is not a primary predictor of vote choice, instead showing consistently party as a more determinative factor.Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Tesla is still the undisputed leader, with more than 5 million vehicles sold since 2008.Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
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There is no denying that Gleison Bremer’s season-ending ACL tear – discussed previously here – robbed the Bianconeri of not only their best defender, but also of the undisputed leader of the backline.Adam Digby, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Perez was serving a determinate term for assault with a firearm and gang activity, authorities said.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Tomato plants are either determinate or indeterminate.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2024
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While a segment of grassroots Republicans still believe improprieties cost former President Donald Trump the 2020 election, his decisive victory this month has sparked a segment of Democratic voters to now question the 2024 results.Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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This decisive victory should shake the Democrat establishment to its core. SEN.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Here's a look at what happened last night in Ohio elections and why.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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Weekly raw milk sales were up in May by as much as 65% compared with the same period last year, the AP reported.Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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As research continues, there will develop a clearer understanding of how cannabis interacts with the immune system during viral infections.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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To Filippone and his colleagues, the outcome was clear.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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