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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The divorce filing described the split as uncontested, indicating the two had agreed on major terms such as custody and finances.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
With two minutes remaining, Jones jumped the gap and poked away a Heat pass for a steal at the perimeter, collecting the ball and driving for an uncontested layup to put the Bulls up by two.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Barbarism will not go uncontested by enlightenment.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
But the Tritons grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds to run off big chunks of the clock, and Gallegos’ block on Nya Epps was followed by Sabrina Ma’s uncontested layup at the other end that sealed it.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
With two minutes remaining, Jones jumped the gap and poked away a Heat pass for a steal at the perimeter, collecting the ball and driving for an uncontested layup to put the Bulls up by two.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Barbarism will not go uncontested by enlightenment.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
But the Tritons grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds to run off big chunks of the clock, and Gallegos’ block on Nya Epps was followed by Sabrina Ma’s uncontested layup at the other end that sealed it.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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