unclaimed

adjective

un·​claimed ˌən-ˈklāmd How to pronounce unclaimed (audio)
: not claimed
specifically : not called for by an owner or consignee
unclaimed property/goods

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Image Image Since 2021, researchers have recovered 1,521 unclaimed, unidentified or undiscovered human remains from large-scale searches in state morgues, common graves and clandestine burial sites. Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 That was in the game’s very first year, yet the $68 million prize won in New York on Dec. 24, 2002, eventually went unclaimed. Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024 The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected, studied and leased out hundreds of unclaimed bodies. Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 The unclaimed ticket is one of two that matched all six numbers sold at a Chevron gas station in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Encino in Southern California on Dec. 8, 2023. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unclaimed 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unclaimed was circa 1616

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“Unclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclaimed. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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