unproven

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Recent Examples of unproven Not the joy of watching our teammates grow, or not the joy of watching guys who were unproven start to solidify themselves, as well, through leadership, through chemistry. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 More recently, Hoeg was involved in the agency’s review of a formal petition to add bold new warnings to antidepressant drugs about unproven pregnancy risks, including fetal abnormalities that could lead to autism and other disorders. Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Animal studies suggest ivermectin and benzimidazole, a class of drugs that includes fenbendazole, may have certain properties that could inhibit tumor growth, but this use is unproven. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 12 May 2026 If finalized, the pathway will create a quicker path to permanent coverage for device developers while addressing concerns about Medicare paying for unproven technology. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unproven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproven
Adjective
  • What’s thus far unproved — and the topic of fierce debate — is whether algorithms like ACE2 can keep up over the long term.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What Happens Next The lawsuit’s allegations are unproved, and no court has made findings on the merits.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The undefeated and untested son of Nyquist was made the co-second choice on the morning line when post positions were drawn Monday afternoon at Laurel Park, the temporary home of the Preakness while Pimlico — about 30 miles north — is being rebuilt.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Many of Starmer’s potential opponents within the Labour Party are tainted by scandal – such as Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister who resigned last year over her failure to pay the correct amount of property tax – or untested.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • According to an alleged livestream of the attack obtained by the New York Post, both gunmen fled the scene in a vehicle after moving through the mosque with guns raised.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
  • That alleged incident led the family to install the video camera that captured the Saturday shooting.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • In-hand images aren’t yet available, but a speculative mock-up was shared which is said to accurately depict what the new sneaker will look like.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
  • Bianco noted many issuers are focused on their leverage ratios and interest coverage, and there is more focus on refinancing in the market than on speculative on M&A and leveraged buyout issuance, with the latter having moved more to the private side of the bond market.
    Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Polls show Donalds and Moody both ahead against any hypothetical Democratic opponent, and both are expected to be well funded, with plenty of national GOP support.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • The catch is that those tools have to be applied to real decisions, not hypothetical ones.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • Its proposed $100 million redevelopment will include eleven separate projects, each of which can be completed on a different timeline as tax funding slowly flows into the district.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
  • Improving the alignment of its proposed greenway.
    Joe Marusak May 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023

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“Unproven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproven. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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