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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Democrats have drawn the 118 House districts in such a way as to reduce the truly competitive seats to a minimum, leading to more politically extreme representatives from both parties in the state capital and an embarrassing number of uncontested elections.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
His defender is left in the dust, and Kuzma throws down an uncontested two-handed jam.
More of this, please.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
But McDaniels went 1 for 7 from deep, with at least four of those misses being uncontested.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
His defender is left in the dust, and Kuzma throws down an uncontested two-handed jam.
More of this, please.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
But McDaniels went 1 for 7 from deep, with at least four of those misses being uncontested.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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