unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
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Lavrov added that any efforts by the U.S. and its allies to deliver long-range weapons to Kyiv would not go unanswered.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Periods of change often come with setbacks—jobs that don’t materialise, applications that go unanswered—but resilience isn’t about avoiding disappointment.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Yet fundamental questions surrounding the car crash that killed her and how she got contaminated have gone unanswered.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
An email to Stu Loeser & Co seeking more information on the firm’s ties to this … whatever this is … went unanswered.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Periods of change often come with setbacks—jobs that don’t materialise, applications that go unanswered—but resilience isn’t about avoiding disappointment.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Yet fundamental questions surrounding the car crash that killed her and how she got contaminated have gone unanswered.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
An email to Stu Loeser & Co seeking more information on the firm’s ties to this … whatever this is … went unanswered.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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