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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 If something goes wrong, do our teams solve the customer’s problem together or simply hand it to someone else? — Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Consider at least one mystery from that Emmys sketch, a glimpse of the SNL logo, potentially solved. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Village Manager John Lockerby added that Skokie is one of more than 350 municipalities in Illinois that uses ALPR technology to help officers solve crimes. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The scale of that plan highlights the problem Novo is trying to solve. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solve

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According to authorities, Fabbrica LLC, which is based in Windsor, agreed to pay $2,581,250 to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with a $2 million PPP loan.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The company also offers a tele-assist capability for situations the robot cannot resolve autonomously.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolve

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Bo Davidson hit a tying sacrifice fly off Evan Phillips (3-2) with two outs in the eighth for San Francisco before Hernandez answered against Trent Harris (0-1) for his fourth home run.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
According to the company, the demonstration will address aerodynamic performance, stability, and reliability – questions aircraft manufacturers would need answered before considering the propulsion system for their designs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

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