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 patients aren’t mysteries to be solved.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
But Lampros says that the work his team is doing has only revealed a pervasive problem that law enforcement alone is not solving.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
One held that businesses competing freely in the marketplace, driven by private companies and entrepreneurs, are the best way to solve today’s big challenges and improve people’s lives.
—Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
California is poised not just to solve our rare earth problem but to become the domestic epicenter for the green energy transition.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
But Lampros says that the work his team is doing has only revealed a pervasive problem that law enforcement alone is not solving.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
One held that businesses competing freely in the marketplace, driven by private companies and entrepreneurs, are the best way to solve today’s big challenges and improve people’s lives.
—Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
California is poised not just to solve our rare earth problem but to become the domestic epicenter for the green energy transition.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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The White House and congressional Democrats don't appear to have made significant progress in recent weeks in resolving their differences after trading offers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bull-versus-bear debates usually take time to be resolved, but this is a positive development in favor of the bulls.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Jerdee was tested twice in the first three minutes of the second overtime and answered the bell with two crucial saves.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Set in 1970s America, as television tightens its grip on American culture, veteran anchorman Howard Beale unravels live on air.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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In The Drama, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson portray a couple whose relationship unravels days before their wedding.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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