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resolve

[ri-zolv] / rɪˈzɒlv /




Usage

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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.


Example Sentences

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XRISM's highly precise spectrometer Resolve finally provided the answer.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Army Special Forces, made a series of bets on the Polymarket prediction market using his knowledge of what was called Operation Absolute Resolve, according to an indictment made by federal authorities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

To that point, the New York Times reported that a video of Maduro dancing to techno music, supposedly mocking Trump’s own dance moves, was one of the final provocations for Operation Absolute Resolve.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

In Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. military showed itself to be, as it has several times in recent years, an agile, effective, supremely coordinated instrument of national power.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

To do this thing I become Resolve itself.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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