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unserved

American  
[uhn-survd] / ʌnˈsɜrvd /

adjective

  1. (of a population, area, etc.) not provided with a particular service enjoyed by others, such as electricity, internet access, healthcare, etc.

  2. (of a need or demand) not satisfied or fulfilled.

  3. (of a customer) not given service; not attended to or assisted.

  4. (of a summons, warrant, etc.) issued but not presented to the person addressed or not carried out.

  5. (of a person) not presented with a summons, warrant, etc.

  6. (of food) not served, offered, or brought to the table.


Example Sentences

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That segment has largely gone unserved after Boeing halted plans to replace its popular 757 and 767 at the pinnacle of the 737 MAX crisis, which followed a pair of crashes in 2018 and 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Amazon added nearly 4 gigawatts of new power capacity in 2025 and plans to double its capacity by 2027 to ease capacity constraints and address unserved demand.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

It all smacks of a certain misguided completism, as if the filmmakers were desperate to reassure us that no “Mean Girls” fan will be left unserved.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

All told, connecting unserved households and businesses in Washington state could cost more than $2.4 billion at minimum, he said, double what the state received Monday.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2023

She came unasked, and she has gone unserved.

From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy

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