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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If an independent team at NIST's campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, could reproduce the French measurement using essentially the same approach, it could help resolve the disagreement surrounding big G.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
There was no response, the museum said, so its staff "attempted to resolve the situation".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I think the market is content with this, and it shows the Fed has a credible resolve to bring inflation down to 2%,” said Will Compernolle, macro strategist at FHN Financial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Rupar’s resolve is admirable, but he’s right that this isn’t about him at all.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Except I’m predestined to lose because my resolve is weak, and now I’m starting to feel like I have to make this wasted study time worth his while.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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
"I hope the situation resolves quickly, especially since we have just started the new school year after a year overshadowed by wartime conditions," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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
It takes the joy out of making my resolves, but here they are.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
So at the start of a third Big Ten road slate, Riley resolved to have his Trojans better prepared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The secrecy matters now because of a question Xi has never resolved: who would succeed him?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“It was among the first glimpses of how this model is operating in practice. But we don’t have a great picture on whether it was resolved or whether it will continue to be an issue.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"If you start looking at long-lived species like elephants, whales and bats, you start finding ways that nature has actually already resolved a lot of these problems in human health," Vazquez added.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Dicey walked ahead of the others through a rain that resolved itself into drifting mist.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
The club have not yet given up hope of resolving the situation given Gabriel has a contract that runs to the end of the season.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In Thurman’s case, despite clear signs of an ectopic pregnancy, two emergency departments sent her home without resolving the complication.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He called on resolving these "now" and "not in winter".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The latest DNA identifications provide new insight into what happened during the expedition's final stages while also resolving a 166-year-old mystery surrounding one sailor's identity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Of course they had a right,” General Peckem snapped with cold and calculated severity, resolving right then and there to test the mettle of his new colonel under fire.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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