as in pending
not yet settled or decided
we have to deal with several unresolved issues
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Recent Examples of unresolved
With unresolved issues surrounding the risk assessment report, the upcoming dates remain pivotal as the brothers seek resentencing for their parents' murders.
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
The cases are unresolved, and the first notice of discipline has been in limbo for months.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Brooks plays Eddie, a ghost from Jax’s past resurfaces, bringing with him a whirlwind of unresolved tension that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to build.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Faced with unresolved questions over President Donald Trump's tariffs and an economy that is signaling both significant strengths and weaknesses, central bank policymakers can do little for now except sit and wait as events unfold.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 May 2025
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
The cases are unresolved, and the first notice of discipline has been in limbo for months.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Brooks plays Eddie, a ghost from Jax’s past resurfaces, bringing with him a whirlwind of unresolved tension that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to build.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Faced with unresolved questions over President Donald Trump's tariffs and an economy that is signaling both significant strengths and weaknesses, central bank policymakers can do little for now except sit and wait as events unfold.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresolved
Adjective
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In response to Trump’s executive orders to make cuts, federal departments and agencies have been rolling out announcements of buyouts, early retirements and pending layoffs since Trump took office in January.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 May 2025
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The proposal also prohibits police from initiating communications with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about someone’s pending or imminent release from jail for any other reason than the end of their criminal sentence.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The final outcome of the race, which was the last remaining unsettled election of the 2024 cycle, seemed uncertain for months as Griffin challenged the validity of about 65,000 ballots cast in the race over various issues.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
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With the global situation becoming more unsettled, for some that was replaced by BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) starting in 2018. Those frameworks are still useful, but these are very different times.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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Instead, medical examiners had classified them as accidental, or as a result of natural or undetermined causes.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Unresolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresolved. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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