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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As winds picked up again this week, key questions about the fires remain unanswered: What sparked the flames in the first place?
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Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
Similar requests sent to CDC and FDA went unanswered.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead, audiences are left wondering about background characters and unanswered questions.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Billerica scored four unanswered goals the rest of the way, as Timothy Murphy and John Burns lit the lamp under two minutes apart in the second before Edward Conley and Viscione put the finishing touches on the win in the third.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
Similar requests sent to CDC and FDA went unanswered.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead, audiences are left wondering about background characters and unanswered questions.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Billerica scored four unanswered goals the rest of the way, as Timothy Murphy and John Burns lit the lamp under two minutes apart in the second before Edward Conley and Viscione put the finishing touches on the win in the third.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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