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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The article dives into the final texts and provides a primer on what was agreed, what remained unresolved, and where the world goes from here, with a critical COP30 looming in 2025.
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David Carlin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Other unresolved issues include gun safety measures that Democrats haven’t been able to bring over the finish line.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Dockworkers would get a 62% wage increase over six years – the union had sought 77% – and ports would reopen until January 2025, allowing negotiations to continue on other unresolved issues.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
Identified in September 2019 with a 30-day correction period, this issue remained unresolved as of Oct. 12, 2023.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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David Carlin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Other unresolved issues include gun safety measures that Democrats haven’t been able to bring over the finish line.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Dockworkers would get a 62% wage increase over six years – the union had sought 77% – and ports would reopen until January 2025, allowing negotiations to continue on other unresolved issues.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
Identified in September 2019 with a 30-day correction period, this issue remained unresolved as of Oct. 12, 2023.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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unresolved
adjective
un·re·solved
-ri-ˈzälvd, -ˈzȯlvd
: not resolved : not having undergone resolution
unresolved pneumonia
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