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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Climate models, with grid boxes often tens or hundreds of kilometres wide, cannot resolve that detail directly.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In her order, she responded to Blanche’s testimony by clarifying that a dismissal does not “deprive the court of authority to resolve issues collateral to the merits.”
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
In May, two weeks ahead of the trial, Lively and Baldoni reached an agreement to resolve their legal dispute, bringing an abrupt end to the contentious battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
But U.S. officials have indicated that such assurances don’t resolve their broader concern that these doctors are being hired through the Cuban program, which could still receive the wages these countries pay them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I don’t know exactly when it happened, but despite all their talk and my resolve to stay awake, we all fell asleep before dawn.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Without a known source of the outbreak, medical experts say Americans should reconsider buying and eating certain foods until the outbreak resolves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a statement, the company said the conduct at Hickman’s predates the acquisition, but the settlement resolves all allegations against Hickman’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The company’s core offering is an AI agent that resolves customer queries end-to-end, across numerous channels—including live chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
A false, artificial note, it seemed to me, though, to be sure, this sort of narrative troublemaking is endemic to television romance; we will see how that cadence resolves in the surely coming second season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
He ponders his coffee and resolves the issue.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
While militarily, the Americans were achieving their objectives, as measured in Iranian ships, planes and targets destroyed and defence capabilities degraded, politically the conflict was far from resolved.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
During a visit to Ituri on Thursday, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba acknowledged "delays in payment" and gave assurances that the "organisational issue" at the root of the problem would be resolved.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
It basically tells us we can’t do anything until we have this resolved.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Don’t expect Dennis’s troubles—in the Great When or elsewhere—to be resolved in this second of five planned volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Meg likewise resolved to be ‘calm and kind, but firm’, and show him his duty.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Most investment contracts include an arbitration clause for resolving disputes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Trip-related problems are so common, in fact, that consumer advocate Christopher Elliott has stitched an entire career out of resolving them — from timeshare scams to horrible airline customer service and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Resident doctors in Wales are currently resolving or navigating disputes, without going on strike, regarding pay and training opportunities.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
That being said, there is “work still ahead” in resolving the problems and excesses of plea bargains, as Gorsuch said.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Whatever problems we may have with each other, we prefer resolving our differences one-on-one.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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