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something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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Recent Examples of solution
Abdominal Pain and Nausea An analysis combined the results of three studies on tannic acid suspension in a gelatin solution to treat diarrhea in children.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 20 Apr. 2026
Scheduling becomes a puzzle with no clean solution.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
After spending the last couple of weeks discussing the problem, Formula 1’s stakeholders have arrived at a number of solutions to the sport’s hybrid energy problem.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
With the closure of the trash-burning facility in Hartford and ongoing discussions about the state’s long-term options, initiatives like MRC’s Bye Bye Mattress provide a practical, environmentally sound solution.
—Dan McGowan, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 20 Apr. 2026
Scheduling becomes a puzzle with no clean solution.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
After spending the last couple of weeks discussing the problem, Formula 1’s stakeholders have arrived at a number of solutions to the sport’s hybrid energy problem.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
With the closure of the trash-burning facility in Hartford and ongoing discussions about the state’s long-term options, initiatives like MRC’s Bye Bye Mattress provide a practical, environmentally sound solution.
—Dan McGowan, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solution
Noun
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Whether that is good enough in today’s Eastern Conference, is another question, for many of the reasons listed in the answer above.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Secure systems like these are often set to expunge questions and answers from their memory once a session is done, so classified information is neither used for later training nor retained in any memory.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The end result was far from what the client had envisioned.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The result looks a bit like the internet sensation the Crooked Man, who exercises his left trapezius and nothing else.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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