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
Adjective
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The layers of fealty, love and the grinding terror of war are absolute perfection.—
Caitlin Starling,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The company’s long-term target is to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050, based on a 2022 baseline.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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This has become shorthand for something simply achieved — an uncontested layup, a simple assignment from the boss, an exam question in ChatGPT’s sweet spot, a putt that need not be putted, and now, perhaps, a luxury presidential jet.—
Matthew Purdy,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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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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That naturally leads to early clues, even if those clues aren’t determinative.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 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
Adjective
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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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This is not a rivalry that fans will be talking about 10 years from now, but after Priest’s decisive and somewhat surprising victory at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, both Priest and McIntyre are still strongly positioned as cornerstones of the main event picture.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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If one looks at government yields since the end of last year, a different picture emerges.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Peso Pluma returned after an abrupt cancellation last year due to weather conditions, and Shakira delivered a two-hour set that concluded with a fireworks over the city’s skyline.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Just clear structure, early accountability and transparent expectations.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchallenged. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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