unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
ˌən-ə-ˈpōzd 
1
: not opposed
an unopposed invasion
: having no opponent
a politician who is running for election unopposed
2
medical
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (such as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (such as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
A woman who has had her uterus removed can take the estrogen "unopposed"—that is, without the addition of progestin.—
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Representing Area 5 and Carmel Valley on the board, Koshy is a longtime school volunteer who was elected after running unopposed in the November 2024 election.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Jorge Santin and Orlando Lamas ran unopposed, winning the Group I and Group II seats.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger is currently unopposed, and though the state’s Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has a few GOP challengers, she is largely favored to win this summer.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The rapid advance by light units rather than heavy armor was relatively unopposed.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Jorge Santin and Orlando Lamas ran unopposed, winning the Group I and Group II seats.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger is currently unopposed, and though the state’s Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has a few GOP challengers, she is largely favored to win this summer.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The rapid advance by light units rather than heavy armor was relatively unopposed.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Unopposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unopposed. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
-ə-ˈpōzd
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
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