unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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Many mysteries surrounding the artifacts remain unsolved.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
The fire happened in November of 2016, but eight years later, the mystery surrounding how the fire started and by whom remains unsolved.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
No other arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Thomas Oldham, a longtime youth baseball umpire, was found dead in a pond in 1999 in a case that is still unsolved.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
The fire happened in November of 2016, but eight years later, the mystery surrounding how the fire started and by whom remains unsolved.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
No other arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Thomas Oldham, a longtime youth baseball umpire, was found dead in a pond in 1999 in a case that is still unsolved.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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