untended

Definition of untendednext

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Recent Examples of untended In addition, plants that aren’t thoughtfully selected can get too big for the space, making your front door look messy and untended. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 But people and money are finite, and an analyst sent to count the power behind artificial intelligence is an analyst not minding the oil numbers, which are mature, dull, and easy to leave running untended. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 To leave a floppy disk untended for twenty years does not permit one to pick it up later and reminisce, the way a letter or a photograph does. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 But there’s a difference between a meadow-style front lawn and one that’s simply overgrown and left untended. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for untended
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untended
Adjective
  • School staff found the backpack lying unattended after breaking up a fight inside a hallway at Cambria Heights Academy on 91st Ave.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Bailey notes that children who are allowed to run freely or are left unattended could injure themselves or others.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • But now, the deserted storefront is filled with energy, worship, and purpose.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The streets are deserted, the glow of the floodlights on the wreckage fade behind him.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the getaway’s most appealing allures is its glimpse into a forgotten era.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

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“Untended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untended. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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