unattended
adjective
un·at·tend·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈten-dəd 
: not attended : not watched or looked after : lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, etc.
an unattended parking lot
a fire left unattended
unattended children
unattended luggage
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Phone calls from customers to the company’s Miramar headquarters went unanswered and about 35 of its distinctive bright yellow trucks sat unattended in the front and back parking lots.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Police also said that leaving your car running and unattended increases the chances of it being stolen.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
To avoid this, never leave cardboard (even containers labeled microwave-safe) unattended in the microwave, and microwave in short bursts rather than extended periods.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Or the fact that my beach towel would never go more than a few minutes unattended before it was neatly refolded, the sand shaken out by a pair of seemingly invisible hands.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Police also said that leaving your car running and unattended increases the chances of it being stolen.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
To avoid this, never leave cardboard (even containers labeled microwave-safe) unattended in the microwave, and microwave in short bursts rather than extended periods.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Or the fact that my beach towel would never go more than a few minutes unattended before it was neatly refolded, the sand shaken out by a pair of seemingly invisible hands.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattended. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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