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adjective

Definition of resolvednext
as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal only the most resolved of explorers had any chance of finding the source of the Nile

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resolved

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verb

past tense of resolve
1
as in figured
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly

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2
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data

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3
as in divided
to set or force apart a prism will resolve a beam of light into an array of colors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolved
  1. determined
  2. solved
  3. resolute
  4. decided
  5. unraveled
  6. separated
  7. intent
  8. split
Adjective
  • However, Cohen is determined to win a World Series title for Queens, which would be the third in franchise history.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The fire was determined to be an accidental electrical fire by police.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of determined
Verb
  • The mystery was solved when Concord De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh reached me and apologized that his 2-year-old daughter, Isabel, had gotten ahold of his phone.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of solved
Adjective
  • To protect against the negative impacts of overseas conflicts, firms will need to be agile, changing their strategies and looking for resolute financial solutions to navigate their way out of these choppy waters.
    Pushkar Mukewar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of resolute
Verb
  • More than 100,000 state employees will get three extra days off this year after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis decided to give the workers additional time away from the job.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The couple decided to forgo Christmas gifts altogether last year, choosing to give each other the gift of a weekend getaway to another part of the state.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of decided
Verb
  • In 2013, Omnicom and Publicis struck a deal to merge, but the agreement unraveled months later over disputes over which management group would oversee a combined entity.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Eagles unraveled last December and were stunned in the first round of the playoffs, then released him for salary cap reasons, leading him to sign with the Chicago Bears.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But while ponytail holders and bobby pins might fare well when given the clear Ziploc baggie treatment, delicate bracelets, earrings, and necklaces can quickly get knotted with other pieces if they’re not separated.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • This kind of frenzy, in some way, is only to be expected at the dawn of the age of A.I., when the richest man in the world, intent on colonizing Mars, is an important adviser to the incoming president, and the distrust of government, media and corporate interests is exceedingly high.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Congress seems intent on following this pattern again, though the leaders behind the first two iterations no longer are in Congress.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of intent
Verb
  • In Season 2, that vote occurs after each game, and if the majority chooses to quit, the survivors split the pot — everyone gets a little richer and goes home alive.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The two teams split in the regular season last year, but Conard beat Glastonbury in the CCC quarterfinals.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
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