Thesaurus results for SOLVING

solving

verb

present participle of solve

as in resolving

to find an answer for through reasoning it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle

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Recent Examples of solving According to the researchers, careful process design and optimization as well as architecture simplification could help in solving most of these issues, something that industrial production focuses on much more than academic researchers. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Instead, the agents had, by collaborating amongst themselves, quickly found a way to manufacture answers to cyber challenges without actually solving the questions in the way ExploitGym’s creators had intended. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 There may be another doing the same thing on a different team, solving a problem the first developer already worked through. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Our beloved trio of true crime-solving podcasters must now navigate their way through the home of the cozy murder mystery, replete with a whole new collection of suspicious and particularly English-eccentric characters. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Vulture has learned that our beloved trio of crime-solving podcasters will return on December 8, about three months later than their usual late August/early September arrival. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 Building for agents means solving specific problems already on the table. — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Ideally, our conversation at that time should’ve covered many other things, but because of this vibration issue, we were forced to focus solely on solving that. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 Whether underwater data centers can become sustainable alternatives to traditional data centers depends on solving these economic, technical and environmental problems. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

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Debt relief companies charge fees based on the amount of debt enrolled or the amount saved through settlement, which means resolving $50,000 in debt can come with substantial additional costs.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The payout is part of a massive multistate settlement resolving claims that Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and knowingly exposed young people to mental harm.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolving

Verb

This includes interpreting standing rules and precedents, advising on the wording of motions, helping formulate statements, and answering parliamentary inquiries or points of order.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Imagine answering the call of nature in a dark, stinking chamber alongside dozens of strangers, all while making pleasant conversation.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of answering

Verb

Terrill pointed to the purchase of the Grass Campus as the pivotal decision in the federation’s unraveling.

— Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Even so, Sepahvand, now director at Daric Investment Group, said Iran's economy is indeed deteriorating under the weight of mounting sanctions — but far from unraveling.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026