resolve
Usage
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.
Example Sentences
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A three-day break has done little to resolve the market’s key issue of when the world economy actually runs out of oil.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
The March jobs report due Friday morning will help resolve an anxious question hanging over the economy: Was February’s big drop in jobs a temporary setback, or the start of a more serious downturn?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Thursday’s ruling does not resolve the broader questions raised by the case but significantly narrows the terrain ahead of a trial scheduled to begin in May.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
I remembered my resolve to be hard and shoved my newspaper-boy cap low on my head.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
