unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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Commuter traffic at one of France's busiest train stations came to a complete halt Friday morning after workers discovered an unexploded World War II bomb under the tracks north of Paris' Gare du Nord.
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Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s broad cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development also halted efforts to clear unexploded American munitions and landmines, a rehabilitation program for war victims, and work on a museum exhibit detailing U.S. efforts to remediate the damage of the Vietnam War.
—David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The maintenance crew found eleven unexploded shells in the plane’s gas tank.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
One unexploded Molotov cocktail was found inside a third car and is now being examined for evidence.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
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Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s broad cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development also halted efforts to clear unexploded American munitions and landmines, a rehabilitation program for war victims, and work on a museum exhibit detailing U.S. efforts to remediate the damage of the Vietnam War.
—David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The maintenance crew found eleven unexploded shells in the plane’s gas tank.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
One unexploded Molotov cocktail was found inside a third car and is now being examined for evidence.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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