as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
her resolution to become a vegetarian is based on what she recently learned about modern farming practices
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Recent Examples of resolutions
The outcome is a more efficient post-purchase operation, with faster resolutions and reduced support volume for many merchants.
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Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The voting records of the Constitutional Convention reflect the debates, resolutions and eventual vote on the final text that would become the Constitution.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Reflecting on these piercing paradoxes, Dusabejambo’s narrative (co-written with Delphine Agut) cannot but be shaped by them; there are no simple resolutions for a reality defined by ruptures and ragged edges.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
Invite Employees Into The Solution Difficult conversations don’t always have clear resolutions.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Several counties, including Becker, Nobles and Wadena, were among the first to approve resolutions opposing the new flag in early 2024.
—Jeremy Fugleberg, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
The flashes sideways did a lot of the work of the characters' resolutions, too.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Thursday’s resolutions listed 93 classified employees and one preschool employee set to receive final layoff notices.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Earlier this year, the House voted to block three war powers resolutions with near unanimous support from GOP lawmakers.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 22 May 2026
Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The voting records of the Constitutional Convention reflect the debates, resolutions and eventual vote on the final text that would become the Constitution.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Reflecting on these piercing paradoxes, Dusabejambo’s narrative (co-written with Delphine Agut) cannot but be shaped by them; there are no simple resolutions for a reality defined by ruptures and ragged edges.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
Invite Employees Into The Solution Difficult conversations don’t always have clear resolutions.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Several counties, including Becker, Nobles and Wadena, were among the first to approve resolutions opposing the new flag in early 2024.
—Jeremy Fugleberg, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
The flashes sideways did a lot of the work of the characters' resolutions, too.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Thursday’s resolutions listed 93 classified employees and one preschool employee set to receive final layoff notices.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Earlier this year, the House voted to block three war powers resolutions with near unanimous support from GOP lawmakers.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutions
Noun
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Bari Weiss directed the housecleaning at the newsmagazine last week, and Nick Bilton signed the letter telling Scott Pelley he was fired on Tuesday night, but the Paramount CEO owns the decisions and the disconcerting fallout.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Platner has said his past opinions were due to post-traumatic stress disorder suffered during his time in the military.—
Carter Schroppe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Everyone can share their own opinions.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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For the United States, that fact leads to several conclusions.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Arab producers are drawing their own conclusions, redirecting supply chains away from Gulf chokepoints and investing in rail corridors linking inland production facilities to ports far removed from the current theater of conflict.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Sizable jury verdicts scare entities into expensive settlements, which raises the risk pool’s reinsurance costs and trickles down to members.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Trump has denied Carroll’s allegations against him and tried to appeal both verdicts but has been unsuccessful in both cases, putting him on the verge of having to pay out millions.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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By Saturday morning, Covey said that efforts to keep the tanks cool were failing, and that initial determinations that spraying the tanks was helping lower temperatures were not as effective as initially thought.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Even though applications are consistently being processed, and borrowers are getting their student loans forgiven through the program, the rate of incoming applications has consistently exceeded the rate of PSLF Buyback determinations, resulting in an ever-increasing queue.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Resolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutions. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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