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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Nearly 97% of FOIA requests went unanswered by year’s end.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Left unanswered is how to address the $525 million in outstanding public debt from the controversial 2003 stadium renovation, a tab currently covered by the city’s hotel tax and, when that falls short, by its share of state income tax dollars.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Further efforts to contact St. John went unanswered.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
But in North Carolina, those prayers too often go unanswered.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Left unanswered is how to address the $525 million in outstanding public debt from the controversial 2003 stadium renovation, a tab currently covered by the city’s hotel tax and, when that falls short, by its share of state income tax dollars.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Further efforts to contact St. John went unanswered.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
But in North Carolina, those prayers too often go unanswered.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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