as in resolved
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 solved
Freddy the Detective solved his first mystery in 1927, a passing-of-the-deerstalker year in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his last Sherlock Holmes story and Agatha Christie introduced Miss Jane Marple.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Problem solved fairly for everyone.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The state Legislature has been focused on these issues the past couple of years, but some of these crises, especially the housing shortage, have been decades in the making and were never going to be solved overnight.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Police in San Francisco said a cold case involving a woman who disappeared more than 50 years ago has been solved, with the help of DNA.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Crimes were investigated and solved long before governments had the ability to collect pervasive location and behavioral data on ordinary people — and they are still solved today without it.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Obtaining enough useable feedstock has been another challenge, and Woods said this problem also can be solved through collaboration.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The mystery of lightning seemed solved.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Again, that problem will be solved.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Problem solved fairly for everyone.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The state Legislature has been focused on these issues the past couple of years, but some of these crises, especially the housing shortage, have been decades in the making and were never going to be solved overnight.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Police in San Francisco said a cold case involving a woman who disappeared more than 50 years ago has been solved, with the help of DNA.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Crimes were investigated and solved long before governments had the ability to collect pervasive location and behavioral data on ordinary people — and they are still solved today without it.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Obtaining enough useable feedstock has been another challenge, and Woods said this problem also can be solved through collaboration.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The mystery of lightning seemed solved.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Again, that problem will be solved.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solved
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Even when the shoe itself resolved the height differential, balance was its own challenge.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, our next guest, a few weeks ago, thought there would be a very quick rebound in energy prices once the conflict is resolved.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Brunson answered again to push the lead to four.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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After Leo, who was born Robert Prevost, answered a series of security questions, the customer service representative offered him a seemingly straightforward solution.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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His arrival on the show culminated in one of reality TV’s most memorable fallouts as Montag’s friendship with Conrad unraveled on-screen.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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All of that unraveled when he was caught on video outlining all of his crimes to an undercover agent in 2022.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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“Solved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solved. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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