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
That’s easily solved by cranking the brightness level to (or near) the maximum, but doing so will eat into your battery life, to some degree.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The gig work humor and tech-bro satire appear to punch up at unfettered capitalism but actually punch down at the millions of workers whose problems won’t be solved by the end of the 98-minute running time.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Thus, that part of the problem has been solved.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors in this case showed extensive communications between mother and son, illustrating their close relationship and how Donna kept track of things for Charles, who in turn solved all kinds of problems for her.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Or are murders a way to look at the whistling wolf of death himself from the perspective of a problem that can be solved?
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The cork industry has largely solved that problem, Waterhouse said.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
With the case solved and the documentary streaming, here's a look at where the people at the heart of the story are now — and how their lives have changed since the truth came out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The gig work humor and tech-bro satire appear to punch up at unfettered capitalism but actually punch down at the millions of workers whose problems won’t be solved by the end of the 98-minute running time.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Thus, that part of the problem has been solved.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors in this case showed extensive communications between mother and son, illustrating their close relationship and how Donna kept track of things for Charles, who in turn solved all kinds of problems for her.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Or are murders a way to look at the whistling wolf of death himself from the perspective of a problem that can be solved?
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The cork industry has largely solved that problem, Waterhouse said.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
With the case solved and the documentary streaming, here's a look at where the people at the heart of the story are now — and how their lives have changed since the truth came out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solved
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Until it was resolved, there could be no final accounting of Patagonia’s legacy, no real way to measure the impact of Chouinard’s lifetime of work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The media empire fell about 5% following the announcement that the Murdoch family resolved its succession battle, with Lachlan Murdoch winning control of the company.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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But crunch time in the fourth quarter, with the Vikings down 17-6, McCarthy answered the call.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means initial calls are getting answered faster, but there are significantly fewer staff members available to handle complex, in-person cases.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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That progress unraveled in the first half of 2025.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Solved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solved. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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