unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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Another image showed an unexploded ammunition and mine in a pile of leaves, warning kids not to play.
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Susan Mathison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
David Price, was identified last year after the agency discovered unexploded military weapons and bone material from the mountain in Laos.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
There are still many unexploded shells all over the place.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
In 2021, unexploded ordinance was found in a yard in Cape May and later detonated on the beach.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Susan Mathison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
David Price, was identified last year after the agency discovered unexploded military weapons and bone material from the mountain in Laos.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
There are still many unexploded shells all over the place.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
In 2021, unexploded ordinance was found in a yard in Cape May and later detonated on the beach.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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