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resolve

[ri-zolv] / rɪˈzɒlv /




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What are other ways to say resolve?

To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today.

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More than eight decades after the war, the surviving uranium cubes have helped resolve a longstanding historical question, revealing just how far Nazi Germany remained from achieving a critical step toward building an atomic bomb.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I heard, I would say, resolve from my colleagues around the world to deliver price stability," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Visitors to Barlinnie prison have been unable to use the toilets as work continues to resolve water supply issues at Scotland's largest jail.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“If you’re trying to contrast reality versus fantasy, the reality has to be in its language, in its location,” Del Toro adds, emphasizing his resolve to make the movie in his native tongue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fisher realized that the careful mathematical modeling of hereditary traits might resolve this rift.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Gundlach Bundschu plans to remain open while it resolves its debt and ownership issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The artwork, called I'm Mr Mercury, is anamorphic, meaning the image only resolves when viewed from a single marked spot about 65ft away.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

"I hope the situation resolves quickly, especially since we have just started the new school year after a year overshadowed by wartime conditions," she added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The new study resolves many long-standing questions, but Scherz views it as the start of a much larger effort.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

He resolves not to panic if he sees a policeman and to walk as if he knows where he is going.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The front lines stabilised, but the conflict has not been resolved, with drones playing a major role.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Jane Austen, far less celebrated at the time, wrote to her niece in 1814 that she had resolved to like no novels “but Miss Edgeworth’s, Yours & my own.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The government must also think about the common people like us. Please take action to find a solution so that this haze problem can be resolved immediately."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The government hopes that all outstanding issues between the two countries will be resolved amicably and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to that end."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The zoo! Dear me, they could hardly have picked a worse place to go! I must find the children at once!” she resolved.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Liquidia surges after reaching a $380.7 million settlement with United Therapeutics resolving patent disputes for its lung disease drug.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But the ultimate reveal of the “Lanterns” finale, besides resolving the mystery established in the series premiere, is that the supposedly infallible Guardians are wrong to view fearlessness as the ultimate virtue.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Over the next several years, we will learn whether tiny magnetic fields from the dawn of time helped shape the universe we see today and whether they hold the key to resolving the Hubble tension.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

When he first took the allegations to Cornell’s Title IX office, staff told him “it might be worth resolving this yourself or just graduating,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

They merely wanted the city to take some small but substantive steps toward resolving these long-standing issues.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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