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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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Notably, the defense team chose not to cross-examine Ms. Ventura’s statements, allowing her damaging testimony to stand uncontested.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
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
Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Notably, the defense team chose not to cross-examine Ms. Ventura’s statements, allowing her damaging testimony to stand uncontested.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
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
Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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