Thesaurus results for SOLVING

solving

verb

present participle of solve

as in resolving

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 solving But the bigger question, Tamfuh said, is whether the government is solving the country’s longstanding problems. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Baltimore County’s initial adoption of a combination of development impact fees and excise taxes was another product of the influence of builders and developers, intended to give the appearance of solving a problem without actually doing so. — David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026 As McLaughlin did for the North Station stabbing a day later, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden highlighted the broad daylight aspect of the violence while calling for community help in solving the crime. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 The Sparks had difficulty solving problems caused by the Mercury’s zone defense. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Pittman said at the time that the goal was to get students more excited and engaged in their education through community projects, apprenticeships and real-world problem solving. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tackling a growing grid security challenge A key part of the project is solving what engineers call the contingency problem. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Nearly two centuries later, that ideal still shapes how Americans think about solving inequality. — Sonia Murrow, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for solving

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But in the spring, the board quietly suspended the search for Johnson-Trammell’s replacement, choosing to first focus on resolving the district’s financial crisis.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
This means the lender expects to approve your loan after resolving a few outstanding items before closing.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolving

Verb

John has been working his whole life to be deemed a worthy member of the Green Lantern corps, and Hal was literally handed the ring after answering a single yes-or-no question correctly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Zuckerberg, Amodei and the rest are writing to each other—a closed loop of founders, investors and the reporters who cover them, each essay answering the last.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of answering

Verb

Washington and Tokyo’s unprecedented step to bolster the yen already appears to be unraveling.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Kim has not yet entered a plea but is scheduled to appear in court next month in San Jose, the next step in unraveling what led to the death of a young man police say was the victim of a botched murder-for-hire plot.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026