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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Incumbent Tanesha Ford won an at-large seat with about 86% of the vote, beating out newcomer Joseph Nelson, while new elector Tricia McGee won the sub-district 3 seat uncontested.
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
However, just minutes later, Brady Malo fired a rocket into the twine uncontested, helping Lincoln-Sudbury maintain a comfortable 8-3 lead entering the final quarter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Foley ruled, after hearing uncontested medical evidence, that Lansky would never be well enough to stand trial.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Harris also aligned himself with Casey Nesbit, running unopposed for township clerk, Cassandra Holbert Elston, uncontested reelection as assessor without an opponent, and Antwon Russell, challenged by Republican Tim DeYoung for highway commissioner.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
However, just minutes later, Brady Malo fired a rocket into the twine uncontested, helping Lincoln-Sudbury maintain a comfortable 8-3 lead entering the final quarter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Foley ruled, after hearing uncontested medical evidence, that Lansky would never be well enough to stand trial.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Harris also aligned himself with Casey Nesbit, running unopposed for township clerk, Cassandra Holbert Elston, uncontested reelection as assessor without an opponent, and Antwon Russell, challenged by Republican Tim DeYoung for highway commissioner.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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