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resolve

[ri-zolv] / rɪˈzɒlv /




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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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More than eight decades after the war, the surviving uranium cubes have helped resolve a longstanding historical question, revealing just how far Nazi Germany remained from achieving a critical step toward building an atomic bomb.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I heard, I would say, resolve from my colleagues around the world to deliver price stability," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Being told you’re weak is a claim about identity, and the people in C-suites have built their self-concept around competence and resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Regarding the Buss siblings’ fighting over the potential sale of their shares in the Lakers, I honestly hope that they can resolve this.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

But in October, Susan was invited on a tour of the devastated area, and what she saw hardened her resolve to defend the land once again.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The new agreement also resolves America’s concern about restricting other countries’ military access to Greenland and investment in sensitive economic sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Additionally, some coverage directly challenges the idea that Newsom’s ideological positioning resolves questions about electability, arguing that he remains squeezed between factions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The document release resolves a lawsuit brought by advocacy group 9/11 Health Watch, which sued the city for the documents.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The new study resolves many long-standing questions, but Scherz views it as the start of a much larger effort.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

I look up, and the peculiar impression of faces I'd gotten when I first walked in resolves itself.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The front lines stabilised, but the conflict has not been resolved, with drones playing a major role.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Wu said the U.S. is a target market for Li Auto, but entry depends on whether trade tensions and other restrictions can be resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Even if those conflicts are resolved, Ruisard said that due to damage to facilities in the Middle East caused by military strikes it would still take production four to six months to return to normal.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The government hopes that all outstanding issues between the two countries will be resolved amicably and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to that end."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

I resolved, therefore, that if my immediate union with my cousin would conduce either to hers or my father’s happiness, my adversary’s designs against my life should not retard it a single hour.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Liquidia surges after reaching a $380.7 million settlement with United Therapeutics resolving patent disputes for its lung disease drug.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The business said it had contacted Clarkson privately in hopes of resolving the disagreement.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

When he first took the allegations to Cornell’s Title IX office, staff told him “it might be worth resolving this yourself or just graduating,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Haass chaired all-party talks in Northern Ireland in 2013 aimed at resolving contentious issues, including parades.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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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