as in resolves
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 solves
The key is matching the debt relief strategy to your specific situation rather than assuming bankruptcy automatically solves everything.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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For athletes, the C1 solves a frustrating, age-old problem.
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Allowing a central bank to set interest rates without political interference solves this problem.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
The Willow Wave solves this problem by replacing a humming motor with an old-school, manual pump mechanism—but without sacrificing the mobility that makes wearable pumps so appealing in the first place.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2025
One of Koch’s other retirement projects was a book series about a mayor who solves murders.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
That solves a lot of problems, a lot of ills of society.
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Nécessaire’s conditioner solves for that through the brand’s minimal-but-effective approach.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solves
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Bahari Makmur Sejati has been placed on an import alert, which prevents any of their food products from entering the United States until the company resolves any conditions that could have caused the exposure.—
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The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by James Campbell and the Liberty Justice Center after Campbell was removed from an April 15, 2024 board meeting and banned from attending meetings for 90 days.—
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Cue the Mayhem Ball, the pop star’s eighth concert tour, where Lady Gaga rises from a sand pit populated with skeletons, scales up a dress the size of a multi-story apartment building, and unravels the longest gown train a bride could ever dream of.—
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But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.—
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Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown.—
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Start each day with a short list that answers what moved, where people arrived from, and what kept them reading across devices.—
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“Solves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solves. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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