problem-solving

noun

: the process or act of finding a solution to a problem
Let's do some problem-solving and see if we can't figure out what to do.
problem-solving skills

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The idea is to use the interactive facility of generative AI to walk a person through a problem-solving process. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Osmo toys help children develop problem-solving skills, creativity, perseverance and general social-emotional skills. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025 Forced into a live-in arrangement with therapist Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), Dave begins to understand the confrontational, problem-solving power of anger. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025 Advanced users work it into most areas, and Experts, roughly 15 percent of survey respondents, think of AI as their go-to problem-solving partner. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for problem-solving

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“Problem-solving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/problem-solving. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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