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
Take five or so minutes to solve that problem for your future self.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Cleveland doesn’t have much solved in its outfield, aside from Steven Kwan.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The only way to quietly solve this is to find somewhere else to walk in the morning.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Cleveland doesn’t have much solved in its outfield, aside from Steven Kwan.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The only way to quietly solve this is to find somewhere else to walk in the morning.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solve
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Good customer service platforms will also use AI to listen in on conversations and provide human agents with data and prompts to quickly answer questions and resolve problems.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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That was a 12-play, 75-yard drive for the Razorbacks to answer the Rebels' first score.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was answering an audience question about mass shootings when the bullet struck his neck, causing students and visitors to flee in panic.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, a lack of suspects prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to team up with Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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