1
as in figuring
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly
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2
as in solving
to find an answer for through reasoning
resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data
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3
as in dividing
to set or force apart
a prism will resolve a beam of light into an array of colors
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Recent Examples of resolving
The errors caused a 24-hour delay in resolving a case that Elliott had hoped to conclude on Wednesday.
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CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Still, Shapiro said, the framework remains a fixture of Middle East diplomacy due to the lack of viable alternatives for resolving the conflict between two peoples living in one land, each with legitimate claims to a homeland.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This horrific violence will not shake my belief in the importance of peacefully resolving disputes.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Humans remain the only reliable loop for resolving exceptions and re-teaching nuance, which means autonomy never compounds.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Venezuelan government freed the son-in-law of opposition leader Edmundo González on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile releases yet in a slow and contested process Washington says is central to resolving the country’s long-running political crisis.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Several Chelsea players are out of contract in the summer and focus will be on resolving those deals, with any big player acquisitions likely to take place in the summer.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Council member Kathy Stewart, who chaired the ad hoc pension committee, said Tolbert has the skills to carry downtown revitalization forward, crediting her for resolving the long-running police and fire pension dispute.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
The issue of landing on a 5D solution in a 4D universe is no small matter, and Bento and Montero consider resolving it a top priority.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Still, Shapiro said, the framework remains a fixture of Middle East diplomacy due to the lack of viable alternatives for resolving the conflict between two peoples living in one land, each with legitimate claims to a homeland.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This horrific violence will not shake my belief in the importance of peacefully resolving disputes.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Humans remain the only reliable loop for resolving exceptions and re-teaching nuance, which means autonomy never compounds.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Venezuelan government freed the son-in-law of opposition leader Edmundo González on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile releases yet in a slow and contested process Washington says is central to resolving the country’s long-running political crisis.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Several Chelsea players are out of contract in the summer and focus will be on resolving those deals, with any big player acquisitions likely to take place in the summer.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Council member Kathy Stewart, who chaired the ad hoc pension committee, said Tolbert has the skills to carry downtown revitalization forward, crediting her for resolving the long-running police and fire pension dispute.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
The issue of landing on a 5D solution in a 4D universe is no small matter, and Bento and Montero consider resolving it a top priority.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolving
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And the Rebels, after some early struggles, are suddenly figuring some things out, evidenced by a 10-point win at Utah State on Tuesday in a game they were projected to lose by 16.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a good long while is the fact that this team is still a collection of kids figuring things out on the fly.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Unlike classical supercomputers, which excel at simulations and data-heavy tasks, quantum computers operate on fundamentally different principles, enabling new approaches to solving problems that are considered impractical using traditional computing methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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His first series was about a talking police helicopter that helped a pair of cops, played by James Farentino and a very young Dana Carvey, who flew around solving crimes.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the sector transitions from the initial brute-force stage of training large models to the challenge of running them affordably and efficiently on a large scale, designers are dividing into rival factions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Through the deal, Authentic is dividing Guess’s IP and operations, with Authentic owning 51% of the IP.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Users are uniquely choosing to ignore those fixes en masse.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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More women in their late 30s and 40s aren’t just choosing to become first-time mothers—some of them are also entering motherhood on their own, through IVF or donor sperm.—
Akilah Siti Easter,
Parents,
23 Jan. 2026
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But tensions between the factions and the two Gulf nations appear to be unraveling the coalition, threatening to throw them into outright conflict and further tear apart the Arab world’s poorest country.—
Ahmed Al-Haj,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Mary Bronstein’s film stars Rose Byrne as a Long Island mom unraveling while dealing with her daughter’s mysterious stomach ailment.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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As the 2026 midterms approach, affordability will again be the deciding issue among voters.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Prior to that game-deciding drive, Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ offense needed to respond to the Eagles’ field goal that made the score read 19-17 on the Jumbotron at Lincoln Financial Field in favor of the home team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rho-alpha trains through a combination of physical robot demonstrations, simulated tasks, and large-scale visual question-answering data.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a recent court filing, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s staff said a witness who claimed Tran coached her testimony in a 2016 murder trial in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars has apparently moved out of her apartment and is no longer answering prosecutors’ calls.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Resolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolving. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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