unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
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Again, questions to human resources went unanswered.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
But the community wasn’t about to let the attack go unanswered.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Numerous queries to the company’s public relations group went unanswered.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Heat had a response, though, scoring nine unanswered points to regain a three-point lead with 2:09 left in the fourth quarter and save its season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
But the community wasn’t about to let the attack go unanswered.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Numerous queries to the company’s public relations group went unanswered.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Heat had a response, though, scoring nine unanswered points to regain a three-point lead with 2:09 left in the fourth quarter and save its season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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