unserved

adjective

un·​served ˌən-ˈsərvd How to pronounce unserved (audio)
: not served: such as
a
: not brought to notice or executed as required by law
unserved warrants
b
: not waited on
unserved customers

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Additionally, at three of Maine Family Planning's 18 brick-and-mortar clinics -- mainly in rural and unserved areas -- staff provide primary care. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025 Instead of directing the lion's share of money to Elon Musk's space and satellite company, early results indicate that states still plan to deploy fiber broadband networks to most of their unserved households. ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025 This is especially acute in unserved or underserved areas where building out terrestrial fiber and cable is physically and/or cost-prohibitive. Glenn Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 According to an analysis by CBS affiliate WBBM-Ch. 2, 75% remain unserved in Cook County, meaning evidence in those cases is not available to prosecutors, law enforcement and other victims, and serial abusers go undetected. Donna Miller, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unserved

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unserved was in the 14th century

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“Unserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserved. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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