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  1. What's the difference between 'resolve' and 'solve'?

    Mar 3, 2023 · What's the difference between 'resolve' and 'solve'? Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms (1984) offers the following useful discussion of how solve and resolve differ in precise …

  2. single word requests - Term for a politician intentionally causing a ...

    May 16, 2017 · Term for a politician intentionally causing a crisis just to get credit for resolving it? Ask Question Asked 8 years, 8 months ago Modified 2 years, 2 months ago

  3. Is there a term or word for solving a problem that one created oneself ...

    However, the ability to completely ameliorate a self-inflicted issue may be more capable than the idea I've presented, whereas my examples moreso demonstrate a system or person is merely functional …

  4. ambiguity - How are pronoun ambiguities resolved? - English …

    It also makes sense to me, although I'm resolving it syntactically ("monkeys" is the closest matching noun). My question is whether the grammar permits to assign your first interpretation of the second …

  5. Which noun express the action of solving a problem?

    Oct 15, 2020 · When I want to express the action or process of solving a (mathematical) problem, I always doubt among using "the problem resolution", "the problem solving" or "the problem

  6. What is the difference between 'finished' and 'completed'?

    Apr 16, 2015 · COMPLETE implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken {the resolving of this lat issue completes the agreement}.

  7. word choice - Do we "resolve a doubt" or "dispel a doubt"? - English ...

    May 27, 2014 · In fact, having been in engineering practice, I have encountered the use of resolving a doubt with sufficient frequency. Doubt is the foundation of quality engineering. We raise doubts. …

  8. punctuation - Should I use a comma before "and" or "or"? - English ...

    Feb 14, 2019 · People who didn't/don't spend time thinking about English grammar tend to think of comma usage as an arbitrary rule that just needs to be memorized, but as @KaiNoack pointed out, …

  9. Word/phrase for "treating the problem rather than the symptom"?

    Aug 24, 2013 · "Ironed Out" in particular implies only solving the problem, not necessarily getting to the core issues that create it. (Ironing Out issues, while it sounds quite final, implies only resolving the …

  10. Idiom used when a bad situation is not fully resolved and can easily re ...

    Jun 19, 2023 · Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe when a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and might happen again, perhaps with ramifications even more severe? There's a …