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as in decides
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
I resolved to eat more healthily and to exercise regularly
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as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning
resolve the apparent contradictions in the collected data
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as in divides
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 resolves
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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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Advertisement For co-creator Jon Bokenkamp, the sequence resolves the conspiracy but opens something deeper.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
If the justices treat the matter as urgent, a decision could arrive this year, though the Court traditionally resolves major cases by June of the following term.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The final scenes, in which Stockmann resolves to reëducate the people on his own, unfold in even more precipitate, sketchy fashion.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This double-layer structure design precisely resolves the conflict between the needs for stress buffering and efficient transport at the micro-nano scale.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
However, norovirus typically resolves quickly and, in most healthy adults, lasts one to three days, according to the CDC.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Now a research team said there’s new evidence that resolves the case.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolves
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And while Elliott would like to see Nielsen as the next CEO, if the board decides on someone else who is equally qualified, Elliott will support that decision.—
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
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The key is matching the debt relief strategy to your specific situation rather than assuming bankruptcy automatically solves everything.—
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Whether you’re headed to work, church, or a date night, the Gym People midi skirt solves all of your outfit woes.—
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On the other side of the great river that divides them, the Republic of the Congo has led a somewhat less eventful existence.—
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Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.—
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In this world, inflation isn’t a bug, but a feature of how the Fed chooses to balance the crisis.—
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Directors chooses three candidates from their district to create the 21-member cohort, who will learn about the local water system and the agency’s projects through webinars and tours of water infrastructure.—
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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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What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?—
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The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.—
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The dollar is poised for its sharpest annual retreat in eight years and investors say more declines are coming if the next Federal Reserve chief opts for deeper interest-rate cuts as expected.—
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If the Dolphins make a coaching change, Ross must be certain that the coach would be open to playing young players - and doing lots of losing for one season - if the team opts to spend the next year getting its salary cap in order and prioritizing a high draft pick.—
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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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“Resolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolves. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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