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
That’s easily solved by cranking the brightness level to (or near) the maximum, but doing so will eat into your battery life, to some degree.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
And Blanc tries to solve what happened by seeing the big picture, tuning into the spirits that are guiding things, and attuning the audience to them.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The neighborhood is currently zoned almost entirely for open space or single-family residential housing, which has limited the space for large developments that can help solve San Diego’s housing crisis.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Zoom school also emphasized rote learning, a technique based on repetition that some experts believe may favor boys, instead of teaching students to solve problems in different ways, which may benefit girls.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
And Blanc tries to solve what happened by seeing the big picture, tuning into the spirits that are guiding things, and attuning the audience to them.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The neighborhood is currently zoned almost entirely for open space or single-family residential housing, which has limited the space for large developments that can help solve San Diego’s housing crisis.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Zoom school also emphasized rote learning, a technique based on repetition that some experts believe may favor boys, instead of teaching students to solve problems in different ways, which may benefit girls.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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In videos of performances since the incident, McRae appears to have resolved the issue by wearing heels with straps.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That transfer from Al Nassr did not go through on deadline day, and Athletic are still trying to resolve that situation.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Why Colombians are answering Zelenskyy’s plea Decades of warfare have left Colombia with one of the largest and most well-trained armies in the world.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her latest is Grace, a wife (to Robert Pattinson) and mother who begins to unravel after moving to a rural home.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But the new tariffs threaten to unravel his life.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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