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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Oil markets are also assessing a U.S.-Russia agreement intended to increase diesel supplies, but analysts at ING said the proposed volumes would do little to resolve tightness in global middle-distillate markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The company said in July that it would commit $5.5 billion to resolve the lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was a body set up to resolve parading disputes, not to restart them.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
Go to Durham and see Negro business with an aggregate capital of millions....Among your New Year’s resolves, resolve to go to Durham!
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
He thinks the structure of the copper market could make it hard to get metal out of the U.S., no matter how the tariff question resolves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
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
It takes the joy out of making my resolves, but here they are.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
The focus of the story is something being resolved and tidied up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
Littleton Auctions in Worcestershire, which handled the auction, said it had agreed to postpone the sale until the legal dispute had been resolved.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I resolved to search until I found my father and David.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
The Orange County district attorney’s office this week filed the documentation to start the process of resolving the civil investigation, Melrose said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The business said it had contacted Clarkson privately in hopes of resolving the disagreement.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Haass chaired all-party talks in Northern Ireland in 2013 aimed at resolving contentious issues, including parades.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In two-dimensional liquid chromatography, compounds are separated in two different ways, giving scientists much greater resolving power when working with samples containing many closely related chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Jack asked, lightly rubbing the back of his head, then resolving not to do that anymore when new pain shot through his temples.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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