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solve

verb

ˈsälv

Definition of solve

as in to resolve

to find an answer for through reasoning it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle

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Recent Examples of solve The 49-year-old cold case was eventually solved in August 2023. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 To solve this issue, the team created a new tetrathiafulvalene-crown ether COF, named TUS-44, and integrated it with conductive graphene to form a TUS-44@G functional layer for Li-S batteries. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers solve their problems. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for solve

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Whoever is charged with handling the issue must have the tools and authority to resolve it.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Our study helps resolve this paradox by providing evidence that scratching also provides defense against bacterial skin infections.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of resolve

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That lit a fire under England, which answered via a goal from Jude Bellingham.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
No brand strategist decided when Norwegian supporters should row through a train station, which city streets Dutch fans dressed in orange, or that Japanese fans should answer both victory and defeat with identical displays of respect and care.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026

Definition of answer

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As the statisticians looked up the last time someone had lost the Wimbledon men’s final from such a position (John Bromwich in 1948), Djokovic could have unraveled.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Princess Diana believed she was headed for a fairy-tale future with then-Prince Charles — until her dream unraveled.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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