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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The Americans scored three unanswered goals to open the second period, with 4 Nations hero Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) and Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights) finding the back of the net.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
No one likes unanswered questions.
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Requests to CoreCivic for comment went unanswered.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
But weeks on, many questions remain unanswered.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
No one likes unanswered questions.
—Charles Gandee, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Requests to CoreCivic for comment went unanswered.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
But weeks on, many questions remain unanswered.
—Connor Greene, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unanswered
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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