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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Last month the Commerce Department blocked Anthropic from selling its state-of-the-art models abroad owing to national security concerns and it took weeks of wrangling to resolve this impasse.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Alibaba Group and AUS Merchant Services will pay $600 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Mexico's economy secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, confirmed the impasse but said there were no insurmountable differences to resolve.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
The company on Tuesday also agreed to pay an FTC fine, external to resolve claims that it created a "Kafkaesque ordeal" for people who were victims of online shopping fraud.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Thus we suddenly find sailors and jewellers being asked to resolve disputes between philosophers and gentlemen.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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