solved

past tense of solve

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Recent Examples of solved Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Hawley suggested Steiner should resign if the issues aren’t solved. Jack Harvel july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The 49-year-old cold case was eventually solved in August 2023. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 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 Problems are solved through teamwork, flexibility, and by doing things with the sort of elevated yet unsnobby touch that only The Bear can provide. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026 In other words, the ability to generate is being solved by AI, but this increases the need for those who can analyze, weigh and decide based on what's generated. Elton Chan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Since then, the company’s creations have solved painfully difficult problems in fields from mathematics to computational biology. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Population growth and climate change can be solved only by either catastrophic population decline—pandemic, natural disaster, thermonuclear war—or cooperation on a planetary scale. Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solved
Verb
  • The bottom line Whether creditors can charge interest after someone dies depends largely on the original loan agreement and applicable state law, but in many cases, interest continues accruing until the debt is resolved.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Questions around governance, accountability, service guarantees and long-term operational coordination have not been fully resolved.
    Daniel Keller, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Koorimannil and his best friend had answered an ad online for jobs encouraging tourism to Thailand.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Heard and Depp married in February 2015, but their relationship quickly unraveled.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • By dissolving the barrier between art and life and emphasizing the role of the viewer, Duchamp unraveled art’s claim to special status.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

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