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
Problems are solved through teamwork, flexibility, and by doing things with the sort of elevated yet unsnobby touch that only The Bear can provide.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
That changed in November 2020 when Google DeepMind announced that AlphaFold had essentially solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
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Kj Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Even in the wider state of São Paulo, Brazil's richest, only about 2% of theft cases are ever solved, meaning muggers operate with near impunity.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
My mother was murdered, and the case was never solved.
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Gregg Olsen,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot?
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
California’s mental health crisis will not be solved by asking future clinicians to sacrifice more.
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Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
One of the oldest John Doe cases in America has been solved, with help from DNA evidence and forensic genetic genealogy, according to a team at FHD Forensics.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
But the directors and actors are basically have solved the major problem, which is that AI, in essence, doesn’t count against them.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
That changed in November 2020 when Google DeepMind announced that AlphaFold had essentially solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
—
Kj Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Even in the wider state of São Paulo, Brazil's richest, only about 2% of theft cases are ever solved, meaning muggers operate with near impunity.
—
Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
My mother was murdered, and the case was never solved.
—
Gregg Olsen,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot?
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
California’s mental health crisis will not be solved by asking future clinicians to sacrifice more.
—
Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
One of the oldest John Doe cases in America has been solved, with help from DNA evidence and forensic genetic genealogy, according to a team at FHD Forensics.
—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
But the directors and actors are basically have solved the major problem, which is that AI, in essence, doesn’t count against them.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solved
Verb
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This means that the issue of AI sentience can never be definitively and unanimously resolved.
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In each case, council members had to decide whether to use their power, spelled out in the City Charter, to suspend colleagues accused of wrongdoing — stripping away their duties until their criminal cases were resolved.
Verb
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The Twins’ bats answered in their half of the second, with four hits and three runs.
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Workers correctly answered only about one-quarter of survey questions on retirement withdrawals, on average, and nearly half couldn't answer a single question correctly on that topic.
Verb
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Schlittler did allow some traffic before things unraveled in the fifth, permitting a walk and a single to start the inning.
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Things quickly unraveled for the freshman, who threw 65 pitches Sunday over five innings to earn his 12th win in 12 decisions this year.
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