Thesaurus results for SOLVE

solve

verb

ˈsälv

Definition of solve

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 In my case, the individual discussions ranged from totally fascinating with someone who totally understood the work … and then another person who was very open about being skeptical about how genetics could possibly solve such a problem. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Neither a tilt toward Washington nor an embrace of multilateral diplomacy will solve the deeper problem that is eroding Brazil’s foreign policy autonomy and keeping it from turning its assets into real strength. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Dana Beatty survived a horrific rape that took decades to solve. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Researchers at Romania’s Horia Hulubei National Institute have now solved this speed challenge by producing images with an artificial muon beam for the first time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solve

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Hill noted that neither the Supreme Court nor the 10th Circuit has yet definitively resolved the question, though most courts that have considered the issue have found that ALPR use does not constitute a search.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
PBHs could help resolve other enigmas, too, for instance by acting as seeds for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolve

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Privacy risks continue when someone answers the call There is also another person in the conversation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
True North forced a fumble on Norland’s first offensive possession, immediately preventing the Vikings from answering.

— D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of answer

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Over the past 25 or so years, this country has unraveled in a lot of ways.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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