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
One senior official told reporters over the weekend that businesses need to take a greater lead in helping policymakers figure out which tech challenges are worth solving and in evaluating research outcomes.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
But there was something about this—the problem solving with the life and death part of it, the actual heights of it.
—Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Chicago police are asking for the community's help in solving two homicides on the city's West Side.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
From towing a camper or trailer up to 12,000 pounds, moving the kids out of a college dorm, or even taking the dogs on a hiking and biking trip, the Tundra has no problem solving your list of chores or even going to work everyday.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
During the launch event, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu explained that solving charging anxiety is essential for wider EV adoption.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lampros says that the work his team is doing has only revealed a pervasive problem that law enforcement alone is not solving.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
More than a month has passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson-area home, and despite little public progress in the case, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators are making progress on solving the mystery.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
But there was something about this—the problem solving with the life and death part of it, the actual heights of it.
—Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Chicago police are asking for the community's help in solving two homicides on the city's West Side.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
From towing a camper or trailer up to 12,000 pounds, moving the kids out of a college dorm, or even taking the dogs on a hiking and biking trip, the Tundra has no problem solving your list of chores or even going to work everyday.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
During the launch event, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu explained that solving charging anxiety is essential for wider EV adoption.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lampros says that the work his team is doing has only revealed a pervasive problem that law enforcement alone is not solving.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
More than a month has passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson-area home, and despite little public progress in the case, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators are making progress on solving the mystery.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solving
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The announcement that Live Nation has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice, resolving a years-long suit alleging anticompetitive practices, likely answers the biggest question facing the concert behemoth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Though the block sits in the shadow of TQL stadium, decades of redevelopment have repeatedly displaced families without resolving safety issues.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chatbots are designed for tasks like answering questions or helping with services, explains Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH, a psychiatrist with UTHealth Houston and chief medical officer at UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2026
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Determining the cause and manner of death requires answering the questions of how and why the person died.—
Shannon Tyler
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile interest rate-cut bets are unraveling across developing Asia.—
Chris Anstey,
Bloomberg,
6 Mar. 2026
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On the doorstep of a pivotal, final week and with its season in serious danger of unraveling, USC basketball’s leading scorer has been dismissed from the program.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Solving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solving. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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