as in answer
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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Recent Examples of solution
Supportive commenters offered alternative solutions that might have avoided the entire issue.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The legislation in Tennessee was targeted against a hypothetical solution to climate change in which aerosols would be deployed to block out some of the sun’s rays.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The solution is obvious to us although not to Bull, who’s horrified to learn of his fate.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Soak it in a warm water and vinegar solution to loosen up stubborn grime, then rinse until clean.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The legislation in Tennessee was targeted against a hypothetical solution to climate change in which aerosols would be deployed to block out some of the sun’s rays.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The solution is obvious to us although not to Bull, who’s horrified to learn of his fate.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Soak it in a warm water and vinegar solution to loosen up stubborn grime, then rinse until clean.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solution
Noun
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Oops, your answer will not be as sound as if the more appropriate submodel had been chosen.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Boyd said households will be chosen based on their interest form answers, combined with what their home needs, based on the energy audit.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The result is a scholar trained to solve problems no one has solved before.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Among the era’s ironies is that the winning number in one gambling racket was, for a time, produced honestly by the results of another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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