unresolved
adjective
un·re·solved
ˌən-ri-ˈzälvd 
-ˈzȯlvd
also -ˈzävd
or -ˈzȯvd
: not settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolved
an unresolved issue
a question that was left unresolved
Examples of unresolved in a Sentence
we have to deal with several unresolved issues
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Festive, competitive, and fueled by unresolved history.
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However, many unresolved issues remain to be addressed before quantum computers become mainstream.
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Yet some unresolved border conflicts, suppressed in the 1920s, have reemerged.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Festive, competitive, and fueled by unresolved history.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
However, many unresolved issues remain to be addressed before quantum computers become mainstream.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Yet some unresolved border conflicts, suppressed in the 1920s, have reemerged.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unresolved
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unresolved
adjective
un·re·solved
-ri-ˈzälvd, -ˈzȯlvd
: not resolved : not having undergone resolution
unresolved pneumonia
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