unexplained
adjective
un·ex·plained
ˌən-ik-ˈsplānd 
: not explained or accounted for
an unexplained error
an unexplained delay
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Possessing no eyes, no mouth and no face, with an almost alien lurching gait, that nightmarish figure will reappear every so often, its return always upsetting and unexplained.
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
But a smaller one that peaked about 10 minutes later remained unexplained.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The outage was baffling, and a day later, remains unexplained.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Even the material about those strange and unexplained factions contained enough harrowing or unsettling elements, or else passed by quickly enough, to keep me engaged.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
But a smaller one that peaked about 10 minutes later remained unexplained.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
The outage was baffling, and a day later, remains unexplained.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Even the material about those strange and unexplained factions contained enough harrowing or unsettling elements, or else passed by quickly enough, to keep me engaged.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unexplained
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“Unexplained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplained. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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