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
Those problems look remarkably like the ones engineers later had to solve for autonomous vehicles.
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Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
But safety is not defined by how quickly a case is solved after the fact.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trying to understand Brad Underwood is not exactly solving the riddle of the sphinx.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
But Boston struggled to solve the Thunder’s interior defense, going 3-for-11 on 2-pointers while scoring just 20 first-quarter points.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
But safety is not defined by how quickly a case is solved after the fact.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trying to understand Brad Underwood is not exactly solving the riddle of the sphinx.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
But Boston struggled to solve the Thunder’s interior defense, going 3-for-11 on 2-pointers while scoring just 20 first-quarter points.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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Legal experts caution that cases of this scale—spanning multiple countries and financial systems—can take years to resolve.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Senators are under intense pressure to resolve the impasse as chaos at airports continues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In this week’s reader mailbag, Charlotte Observer reporter Alex Zietlow answers questions on the minds of Panthers fans.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cloth coasters seemed to appear out of nowhere, and my questions about the hotel’s architecture, neighborhood, and wine lists were expertly answered.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Things began to unravel quickly after that, however.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Vance also questioned what information Omar allegedly knew and withheld regarding sweeping fraud federal investigators are unraveling in her home state of Minnesota.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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