unexplained
adjective
un·ex·plained
ˌən-ik-ˈsplānd 
: not explained or accounted for
an unexplained error
an unexplained delay
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For years, Selma Blair battled unexplained pain and crippling fatigue while doctors dismissed her symptoms.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The incident comes amid high tensions between Moscow and NATO, and follows a string of unexplained drone incursions into NATO territory—some of which have been blamed on Russia.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But even if that purported lunar companion proves illusory, this new method of tracking down mysterious sources of unexplained material around giant exoplanets could become a definitive pathway for future exomoon finds.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The incident comes amid high tensions between Moscow and NATO, and follows a string of unexplained drone incursions into NATO territory—some of which have been blamed on Russia.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But even if that purported lunar companion proves illusory, this new method of tracking down mysterious sources of unexplained material around giant exoplanets could become a definitive pathway for future exomoon finds.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Unexplained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplained. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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