as in answer
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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Recent Examples of solution
There’s no easy fix—the solution will involve funding research to fill in the gaps and providing guidance to drugmakers on how to include pregnant people in studies safely.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Although both groups enjoyed only marginal support in the golden years of the Republic, the crisis of the early 1930s led droves of disillusioned voters into the arms of these parties offering radical solutions.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump should seek lasting solutions to America’s immigration problems over the performative brutality of immigration raids.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Although both groups enjoyed only marginal support in the golden years of the Republic, the crisis of the early 1930s led droves of disillusioned voters into the arms of these parties offering radical solutions.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump should seek lasting solutions to America’s immigration problems over the performative brutality of immigration raids.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solution
Noun
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The Buffalo Bills have been knocking on the door of Super Bowl Sunday for years, but have yet to receive an answer.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The short answer is no, stress isn't considered a direct cause of brain aneurysms.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The co-hosts announced the results —a combination of judges' scores and live votes — in no particular order.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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