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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Caveating that many basic questions remain unanswered, a back-of-the-envelope calculation shows a clear trade-off between immediate monthly affordability and long-term debt accumulation.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Calls placed to its phone number Monday and Tuesday went unanswered, and messages sent via email and Instagram weren’t immediately returned.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
Those would be the Giants’ final points on the day, as the offense struggled to get anything going with Wilson, while the Bears rattled off 14 unanswered points to steal the win.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
It’s been a month since Ashlee Buzzard packed her 9-year-old daughter Melodee into a rental car and left their home state of California – only to return three days later with no child and plenty of unanswered questions in tow, authorities say.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Calls placed to its phone number Monday and Tuesday went unanswered, and messages sent via email and Instagram weren’t immediately returned.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
Those would be the Giants’ final points on the day, as the offense struggled to get anything going with Wilson, while the Bears rattled off 14 unanswered points to steal the win.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
It’s been a month since Ashlee Buzzard packed her 9-year-old daughter Melodee into a rental car and left their home state of California – only to return three days later with no child and plenty of unanswered questions in tow, authorities say.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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