uncontested
adjective
un·con·test·ed
ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd 
-ˈkän-ˌte-
: not disputed or challenged : not contested
the uncontested winner
an uncontested election
an uncontested divorce
an uncontested layup in basketball
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Of the 18 judicial races appearing on ballots last November, 14 of them were uncontested.
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Jeremy Gruber, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Hausen attempts eight a game and can get hot in a hurry if he’s left uncontested on the perimeter.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The practice has been uniform and, until recently, uncontested.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Although Moana 2 had a record opening, record post-Thanksgiving-weekend gross, another week and weekend ahead of mostly uncontested rule over multiplexes, and an expectation for a nice holiday bump into the New Year, there is still a caveat about its future box office prospects.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Gruber, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Hausen attempts eight a game and can get hot in a hurry if he’s left uncontested on the perimeter.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The practice has been uniform and, until recently, uncontested.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Although Moana 2 had a record opening, record post-Thanksgiving-weekend gross, another week and weekend ahead of mostly uncontested rule over multiplexes, and an expectation for a nice holiday bump into the New Year, there is still a caveat about its future box office prospects.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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