untended

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Recent Examples of untended Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Back in the East, peach trees suddenly left untended sometimes became too overgrown to bear much fruit. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024 Someone was behind the bar at the beer garden Monday, but on Wednesday afternoon, the beer garden was untended and deserted, Journal Sentinel reporters observed. Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024 Family claims infection developed from untended surgical wound The claims at the center of the deal relate to Johnson’s stay at the Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, which Newsweek in September named one of Texas’ best physical rehabilitation hospitals that year. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for untended
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untended
Adjective
  • Officials were alerted after an anonymous caller reported seeing the baby left unattended on the steps at West 34th Street and 7th Avenue.
    Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Keep fires small and contained, and never leave them unattended.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those plans were later abandoned during the pandemic and the house joined Denver’s neglected and derelict building list in 2024.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
    Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The streets below looked deserted.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • An Arizona biker facing the death penalty went on trial this week, charged with killing one woman and raping another who was left bleeding on a deserted Phoenix street in 2014.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Porter Hodge, for example, is now earning high-leverage opportunities after being a forgotten reliever for most of the year.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Untended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untended. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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