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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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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

  4. Is there a term or word for solving a problem that one created …

    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 …

  5. Is there a single word for 'Problem explanation and solution'

    May 7, 2018 · resolving, settlement, settling, solving, sorting out, working out, rectification, unravelling, disentanglement, clarification, conclusion, ending I therefore propose "resolution".

  6. Idiom used when a bad situation is not fully resolved and can …

    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 …

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

    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 …

  8. 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

  9. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 18, 2019 · I'm trying to come up with (and coming up short) a term or expression that is used when one is simply moving a problem from one area to another (instead of solving it). …

  10. single word requests - "Success", "Failure" and what's in-between ...

    Jul 21, 2015 · Success and failure are judged with respect to external criteria. When all criteria have been met, it's a complete success. When no criteria have been met, it's an unmitigated …