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
The 19-month-old partnership has generated so much money in profits for the city that Mayor Todd Gloria plans to use $17.3 million of it to help solve the city’s budget crisis by covering shortfalls in other departments.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a wave of lawsuits and court injunctions in its efforts to solve major national problems.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The big picture begins with this: The shortage of electrical generation and transmission facilities in the state is a problem that must be solved.
—David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025
Some companies may pivot to domestic manufacturing, but this transition takes time and may not solve the issue.
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a wave of lawsuits and court injunctions in its efforts to solve major national problems.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The big picture begins with this: The shortage of electrical generation and transmission facilities in the state is a problem that must be solved.
—David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025
Some companies may pivot to domestic manufacturing, but this transition takes time and may not solve the issue.
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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Increasingly, all of this data can be collected and resolved within a client’s organization (or in combination with partners) to facilitate greater control while opening up new opportunities in co-marketing and personalization, Camoosa says.—
Acxiom Contributor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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However, neither group seemed to want to resolve the discrepancy between their two theories of how vertebrate palliums evolved, according to García-Moreno.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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Los Angeles has plenty of questions to answer about the future of the roster, and the front office will be very busy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Perhaps a two-week stay in a hospital or rehab facility – with plenty of time to watch and think – would answer this big question: Tell me again; what, exactly, is wrong with immigration?—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But things quickly take a dark turn with the planet seeming to unravel.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Opponents of the governor’s veto believe the expenditure of that energy is necessary and point to efforts in Washington to unravel DEI as a reason Maryland should commit itself to study reparations.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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