as in answer
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
the solution to a math problem
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Recent Examples of solution
The solution is to increase the homestead exemption.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Our priority is to find solutions that can meet the real needs of consumers.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Actually, a better, more reliable solution than the billionaire tax for Democrats is to flip the House of Representatives in November.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Once a week, researchers blindfolded Mary and injected her with a solution.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Our priority is to find solutions that can meet the real needs of consumers.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Actually, a better, more reliable solution than the billionaire tax for Democrats is to flip the House of Representatives in November.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Once a week, researchers blindfolded Mary and injected her with a solution.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solution
Noun
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Asked what’s next on the agenda, the rapper-designer-actor deferred his answer to a higher power.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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An Arizona family is calling for change and demanding answers after a 27-year-old man died hours after he was wrongfully discharged from a hospital and dumped on a sidewalk during a hot summer day, according to a wrongful death lawsuit.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Substitutions will always be scrutinised by supporters when results go badly.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gary gets jealous about his brother’s backflips and tries to outdo him with increasingly tragic (and funny) results.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Solution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solution. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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