unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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Among other issues, the board cited inadequate inventory of unexploded ordnance and insufficient inventory of ancient burials and associated artifacts.
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
But staff have found unexploded grenades in the schoolyard.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
The province is believed to have the highest number of unexploded mines in Vietnam.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The rusty piece of ordnance turned out to be an unexploded World War II era practice bomb, a spokesperson for MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa told McClatchy News on June 16.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
But staff have found unexploded grenades in the schoolyard.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
The province is believed to have the highest number of unexploded mines in Vietnam.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The rusty piece of ordnance turned out to be an unexploded World War II era practice bomb, a spokesperson for MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa told McClatchy News on June 16.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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