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
But mathematicians are excited by these recent advances — and by the fact that a single approach solved three cases at once, when previously each new case had required an entirely new proof.
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Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s precisely the issue Orveda has solved with its newest product, the Adaptive Light Brew Cream.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
For the big brains at Pixar, always up for a conceptual challenge, interspecies communication is not a given to be embraced but a problem to be solved.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The patients aren’t mysteries to be solved.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Fifteen or so years after the Civil Rights Movement supposedly magically solved all the race relations problems in America, hip-hop launched in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
If logistical innovation alone could have solved dinner, it would have been solved several times over.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The Brooklyn native seemingly solved Brown’s need for a consistent backup floor general behind star Jalen Brunson.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s precisely the issue Orveda has solved with its newest product, the Adaptive Light Brew Cream.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
For the big brains at Pixar, always up for a conceptual challenge, interspecies communication is not a given to be embraced but a problem to be solved.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The patients aren’t mysteries to be solved.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Fifteen or so years after the Civil Rights Movement supposedly magically solved all the race relations problems in America, hip-hop launched in the late 1970s and early ’80s.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
If logistical innovation alone could have solved dinner, it would have been solved several times over.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The Brooklyn native seemingly solved Brown’s need for a consistent backup floor general behind star Jalen Brunson.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solved
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The $100 oil level was seen by many on Wall Street as a breaking point for the economy unless the war is resolved quickly and prices retreat.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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That question may not be resolved for a month or longer, as state budget writers look at how to shave nearly $800 million in planned spending for the upcoming year to close the state’s gap.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Plum answered with five straight points, pushing her total to 35 for the night and getting Phantom within 74-67.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Here are answers to readers' key questions about the war in Iran answered, from why the US is attacking to who is responsible for bombing the school in Tehran.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Things unraveled for Grace Prep in the second stanza.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2026
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His entire plan is being unraveled.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Solved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solved. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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