Definition of solutionnext
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 The five-day turnaround before Saturday’s game offers little time for Newcastle to wallow or, more importantly, to implement solutions. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Adding Resources Before Fixing The Process When a business is growing quickly, adding resources can seem like the easiest solution. Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The solution is therefore to watch a huge number of stars, over and over again. Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solution
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Noun
  • When a close compresses from weeks to days or a forecast updates in hours, finance can operate on current information instead of stale results.
    Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After the results of a close Marshall City Council race in central Missouri had been certified, Hoskins' office received a complaint about the tallying of write-in votes, recounted them itself and instructed city officials to change the results.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Batavia running back Liam Moran had the final answer, though, completing a 62-yard scoring drive on just two running plays to finally put things out of reach.
    Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But with no power to compel answers from the administration, they’ve been given little information about the deals.
    Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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