undetermined
adjective
un·de·ter·mined
ˌən-di-ˈtər-mənd 
-dē-
: not definitely or authoritatively decided, settled, or identified : not determined
an undetermined boundary
an undetermined species
at an as yet undetermined time
an undetermined number of people
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Examples of undetermined in a Sentence
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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There is a high-speed line, marked in purple, for trains exceeding 186 mph, and high-speed or regional/undetermined, which are routes planned for either high-speed or regional rail but haven't had specific speed determinations finalized yet (marked in red).
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Marie Boran, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Each teen faces incarceration at a juvenile detention center for an undetermined length of time, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
—CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Originally reported missing in the 1980s, investigators long suspected that Davis was murdered, but his cause and manner of death have been ruled undetermined unless investigators discover more information.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2024
Superheroes such as Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man join Wright’s Black Panther in having an undetermined future in the MCU at this time.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Marie Boran, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Each teen faces incarceration at a juvenile detention center for an undetermined length of time, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
—CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
Originally reported missing in the 1980s, investigators long suspected that Davis was murdered, but his cause and manner of death have been ruled undetermined unless investigators discover more information.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2024
Superheroes such as Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man join Wright’s Black Panther in having an undetermined future in the MCU at this time.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 June 2024
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undetermined. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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