unresolved
adjective
un·re·solved
ˌən-ri-ˈzälvd 
-ˈzȯlvd
also -ˈzävd
or -ˈzȯvd
: not settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolved
an unresolved issue
a question that was left unresolved
Examples of unresolved in a Sentence
we have to deal with several unresolved issues
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Instead of building the conditions that allow AI to succeed, many organizations layer AI onto existing challenges that have gone unresolved.
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2 July 2026
After signing Zellweger and Byram, the Sabres’ biggest unresolved contract situation is Peyton Krebs.
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However, despite years of talks aimed at bringing the society back into full communion with the Church, the society’s official status has remained unresolved.
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Mark Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
After signing Zellweger and Byram, the Sabres’ biggest unresolved contract situation is Peyton Krebs.
—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
However, despite years of talks aimed at bringing the society back into full communion with the Church, the society’s official status has remained unresolved.
—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
2 July 2026
At a time when the United States is investing historic sums in reshoring production, rebuilding infrastructure, and accelerating the energy transition, leaving the workforce gap unresolved creates a national competitiveness problem.
—
Mark Rayfield,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
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unresolved
adjective
un·re·solved
-ri-ˈzälvd, -ˈzȯlvd
: not resolved : not having undergone resolution
unresolved pneumonia
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