unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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The unit is responsible for the disposal of unexploded ordnance dropped on the island during World War II, and had previously disposed of more than 1,890 tons and over 40,000 cases without incident.
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Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The discovery of three huge, unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. airforce during the conflict led to 20,500 people being moved out of the blast radius to safety as bomb disposal experts dove in.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But small evacuations still take place on a regular basis when unexploded ordnances are found.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Last summer, Duley, who lost both legs and an arm to an explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011, exhibited his images of unexploded land mines at Atelier Jolie.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The discovery of three huge, unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. airforce during the conflict led to 20,500 people being moved out of the blast radius to safety as bomb disposal experts dove in.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But small evacuations still take place on a regular basis when unexploded ordnances are found.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Last summer, Duley, who lost both legs and an arm to an explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011, exhibited his images of unexploded land mines at Atelier Jolie.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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