untended
adjective
un·tend·ed
ˌən-ˈten-dəd 
: not managed, minded, or watched over : not tended
a stove that was left untended
an untended garden
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Someone was behind the bar at the beer garden Monday, but on Wednesday afternoon, the beer garden was untended and deserted, Journal Sentinel reporters observed.
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
They were untended, disregarded; sheep and cows grazed around them.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The land was unplanted and untended; there were no fences or hedges, barely any trees, and no signposts or road markings.
—Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The war has displaced some 100,000 people in the south and forced farmers to leave their land untended, with leaves layered eight inches deep and crops crowded by neck-high thistles — all ready fuel for any conflagration.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
They were untended, disregarded; sheep and cows grazed around them.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The land was unplanted and untended; there were no fences or hedges, barely any trees, and no signposts or road markings.
—Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The war has displaced some 100,000 people in the south and forced farmers to leave their land untended, with leaves layered eight inches deep and crops crowded by neck-high thistles — all ready fuel for any conflagration.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
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“Untended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untended. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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