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something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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Temple Street 3-Tier Shelf with Cabinet Pottery Barn’s Temple Street Shelf offers a polished, practical storage solution for any room that needs a little extra organization.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
Curtained storage solutions—the opposite of the cold, stainless steel shelving that has dominated interiors recently—can also offer a symbolic partition in multiuse spaces.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
If the solution is more housing, how is that accomplished?
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Xing’s solution is to simply carry on, on the belief that consumers will see through the brands that jump on the bandwagon to chase sales.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
Curtained storage solutions—the opposite of the cold, stainless steel shelving that has dominated interiors recently—can also offer a symbolic partition in multiuse spaces.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
If the solution is more housing, how is that accomplished?
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Xing’s solution is to simply carry on, on the belief that consumers will see through the brands that jump on the bandwagon to chase sales.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solution
Noun
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The Buffalo Bills have been knocking on the door of Super Bowl Sunday for years, but have yet to receive an answer.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The short answer is no, stress isn't considered a direct cause of brain aneurysms.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The co-hosts announced the results —a combination of judges' scores and live votes — in no particular order.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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