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.
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Mullin said that the issue is going to take “some time” to resolve, and said that the administration is looking into whether the problems were connected with rollout of a new FAA AI system.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Such equipment could reveal details too small or chemically subtle for the rover's instruments to resolve, helping researchers determine whether biological processes or nonliving chemistry produced the organic carbon.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
One good outcome would be that Mr. Jensen’s fall hardens Congress’s resolve to close loopholes in export controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The measures include a mandatory code of conduct for heating oil suppliers and giving the Consumer Council an enhanced role in helping consumers resolve disputes.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
“These are to keep safe your feet,” she says, unveiling them with her usual resolve.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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The discovery not only resolves a problem that challenged chemists for more than six decades but also demonstrates how unexpected chemical reactions can reveal possibilities that researchers once considered beyond reach.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Morrison resolves to complete the trip in his girlfriend’s memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Their goal was for the album to tell a story of radicalization, following a protagonist who shifts from complacency to an awareness of injustice and institutional oppression, and ultimately resolves to act against it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In addition to identifying a likely geographic origin for bats, the analysis also resolves several long-running disagreements about how different bat families are related.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
I think that is enough resolves for a regular year.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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United Airlines said it is responding to the ground stop and will work with customers to get them to destinations once the issue is resolved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Martinez said she will keep getting up at dawn, even if "nothing is resolved."
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
He moved on to other research, believing the longstanding classification problem had been resolved.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Woodward hasn’t resolved all of his, though Secrets amounts to an intriguing first try.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
I asked, eager to get that resolved while we were still in the business of sorting things out.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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The Welsh government said it welcomed the return of health visitors to work and a route towards resolving the long-running dispute.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
He composes fanfares, tone poems and program music that are unabashedly tonal, tuneful and resolving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The European Commission has urged progress on resolving the judicial impasse, while legal scholars, civil-society groups and political leaders continue to advocate reforms aimed at strengthening judicial independence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Finra’s arbitration forum is designed to offer our member firms and investors a fair, accessible and transparent means of resolving disputes,” the regulator said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The consultants retreated warily, resolving not to call their agents until they were out of earshot.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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