unaddressed

adjective

un·​ad·​dressed ˌən-ə-ˈdrest How to pronounce unaddressed (audio)
-a-
: not addressed: such as
a
: not bearing a mailing address
an unaddressed envelope/package
b
: not brought up for discussion or consideration
an unaddressed problem
an issue that has gone unaddressed for too long

Examples of unaddressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gender inequality is an expensive problem to leave unaddressed. Amanda Nguyen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Previously, Gress has argued that one of the unaddressed issues with homelessness is addiction. The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024 The need for flexibility Women have recently made some great progress in the workforce, which stands to be wiped out if converging care issues remain unaddressed. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 Also over those past three months, USA TODAY Sports has been in contact with Retton, her daughter McKenna Kelley and two friends of the family via numerous text messages and phone calls, trying to get answers to questions that, as of Monday afternoon, remain unaddressed. Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024 The stakes are too high to let these challenges go unaddressed. Paul Krugman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2023 Migration experts warn that costs will only rise the longer that fundamental flaws in the system remain unaddressed. Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023 The safety of Palestinian-Americans in New York was left unaddressed. Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023 This startling transformation goes wholly unaddressed. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unaddressed was circa 1775

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“Unaddressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaddressed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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