as in resolved
to find an answer for through reasoning
it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle
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The mystery was solved when Concord De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh reached me and apologized that his 2-year-old daughter, Isabel, had gotten ahold of his phone.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Some of the puzzles can be quite complex, while others can be solved easily by trying X-number of combinations in rapid succession — although both means are still true to the character.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Hooray, yet another problem solved.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Even typically human issues, such as the lack of trust in a relationship (the one between readers and writers, in this case), could be solved frictionlessly with the right app or code.
—Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Conley’s resurgence has solved much of what ailed the starting lineup earlier in the year.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Neither the family nor their attorney have solved the mystery of why three private health insurers paid for 11 years of Stage 4 lung cancer treatment.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Police statewide solved approximately 711,000 of them, less than 1%, records show.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Some of the puzzles can be quite complex, while others can be solved easily by trying X-number of combinations in rapid succession — although both means are still true to the character.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Hooray, yet another problem solved.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Even typically human issues, such as the lack of trust in a relationship (the one between readers and writers, in this case), could be solved frictionlessly with the right app or code.
—Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Conley’s resurgence has solved much of what ailed the starting lineup earlier in the year.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Neither the family nor their attorney have solved the mystery of why three private health insurers paid for 11 years of Stage 4 lung cancer treatment.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Police statewide solved approximately 711,000 of them, less than 1%, records show.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Solved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solved. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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