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 Manicurist Let’s Flash set solves the problem and then some.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
The Astros tried to make a big splash before the trade deadline to solve their first base problem.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That can’t happen fast enough, because, year by year, the problems get more difficult to solve.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Routing of traffic is essential and currently tends to be solved via symbolic or traditional mathematical means.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
The Astros tried to make a big splash before the trade deadline to solve their first base problem.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That can’t happen fast enough, because, year by year, the problems get more difficult to solve.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Routing of traffic is essential and currently tends to be solved via symbolic or traditional mathematical means.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As with the Coliseum sale, the city is counting on important revenue — in this case, $12 million — to help resolve its critical budget woes.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The issue was resolved by toggling the eSIM off and on in Settings.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Nix, a captain and budding leader, on Wednesday took a long, deep breath before answering a question about Forsyth and his demeanor since Sunday.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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First is a lengthy 12-minute cold open: a flash-forward that almost immediately answers the Kevin Costner question by revealing that Governor John Dutton has been shot and killed in the bathroom of his governor’s mansion in Helena.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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China Syndrome Watching Eric unravel over product placement is the most fun The Franchise has had since the pilot.Britina Cheng, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Netflix will attempt to unravel an 18-year-old mystery surrounding the death of Nora Dalmasso, a mother of two who was found strangled in her home in an affluent Argentinian city.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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