unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
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Iran That leaves the biggest unanswered question of them all: Iran.
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The Minutemen scored three unanswered goals to take a regulation lead before Jimmy Snuggerud scored to send the game into overtime tied 4-4.
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The unanswered question was whether the two facts were connected.
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Mick Krever, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Coming into the show at this point, what was your take on the unanswered questions?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The Minutemen scored three unanswered goals to take a regulation lead before Jimmy Snuggerud scored to send the game into overtime tied 4-4.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
The unanswered question was whether the two facts were connected.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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