Thesaurus results for SOLVING

solving

verb

present participle of solve

as in resolving

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 solving Some puzzlers describe solving the crossword as a workout; for me, today’s was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Yarbrough, who died at age 76 on Saturday, would be stationed at the table throughout the GHSA playoffs, sometimes welcoming guests and dignitaries and otherwise answering questions and solving problems. — Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Facilities ultimately bury or incinerate this waste, which delays the problem rather than solving it. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 Besides transporting me back to ancient China, solving this problem took me back to my own roots as a mathematician. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 The experiment shows that small models are becoming increasingly capable at solving those problems autonomously. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Weiss, now 69, is widely viewed as a smart and thoughtful straight shooter, skilled at solving organizational problems. — Hilarie M. Sheets, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Traffic signals and major roads in this area are controlled by different governments, so solving these problems requires cooperation rather than finger-pointing. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Others said the approach OpenAI and other AI companies have taken to solving mathematical problems constitutes an assault on mathematics as a human academic discipline. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for solving

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Figures emerge from his signature black background, their silhouettes resolving and dissolving amid legato drips and vigorous brushwork.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Military force may alter the balance of pain without resolving the disputes each side will eventually have to confront across the negotiating table.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolving

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The violence has left many in France with a sense that their nation was unraveling with a deeply unpopular president struggling to manage a growing debt crisis amid extreme social and political divisions.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Passmore plays David, a divorced, broke, and unraveling father who sets out for California with his oldest son, William (Nagy), on a two-thousand-mile drive.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026