as in resolves
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 solves
Follow the one that solves something real.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
The creature changes color and shape instantly, solves novel problems, and even regrows damaged limbs.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
But the other part – the harder part – is to bring that vision back to the present and ship something that solves a real business problem today.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
How swapping homes with strangers solves this is unclear to me.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
This dump-and-bake casserole solves that.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Start with one small project that solves a daily irritation and build momentum from there.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 May 2026
Forensic labs process the evidence that solves cases.
—Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Why Fabric Makes the Difference In summer, the best shapewear is usually the piece that solves a real problem without adding a new one.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
The creature changes color and shape instantly, solves novel problems, and even regrows damaged limbs.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
But the other part – the harder part – is to bring that vision back to the present and ship something that solves a real business problem today.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
How swapping homes with strangers solves this is unclear to me.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
This dump-and-bake casserole solves that.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Start with one small project that solves a daily irritation and build momentum from there.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 May 2026
Forensic labs process the evidence that solves cases.
—Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Why Fabric Makes the Difference In summer, the best shapewear is usually the piece that solves a real problem without adding a new one.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solves
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The settlement also resolves those claims, according to the DOJ.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
18 May 2026
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The verdict, reached Wednesday after a trial in federal court in Chicago, resolves one of the last remaining wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the disaster that killed all 157 people aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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When the footage from a celebrated 1996 first-contact expedition in the Amazon resurfaces decades later, a triumphant story of discovery unravels into a reckoning with colonialism, documentary ethics, and the lasting impact on the Korubo people.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Coherence unravels strange events and disturbing moments that are sure to thrill.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Content that does not fail is content that answers a factual question in a unique manner to how all other websites answer it.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This points to an alternative blueprint for the future of AI – one in which the technology doesn’t simply hand you answers but keeps you actively engaged in the process of finding them.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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