as in to resolve
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 solve
Time devoted to focused, uninterrupted work—the kind required for solving complex problems—fell 9%.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Mike Valenzuela has solved his last case in Virgin River, for now.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
To solve that problem, spacetime would need to be generalized.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Some Creators Already Know the Playbook The generation that has fully solved this problem shows how this works.
—Kati Fernandez, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Mike Valenzuela has solved his last case in Virgin River, for now.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
To solve that problem, spacetime would need to be generalized.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Some Creators Already Know the Playbook The generation that has fully solved this problem shows how this works.
—Kati Fernandez, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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The result was that each party blocked the other's proposal for temporarily resolving the standoff during an hourslong debate on the Senate floor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The complaint has not yet been resolved.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Lopez answered for Central Catholic, drilling a three moments later to bring it back to a 59-58 game.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Aleksei and his wife, who asked to be identified only by their first names out of fear of retaliation should they be deported, watched their 5-year-old twins unravel at the remote, prisonlike facility.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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But that deal unraveled after the Pretti shooting in Minneapolis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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