solving
- present participle of solve.
Example Sentences
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Yet the women who ate during a shorter window of time of eight to nine hours were found to perform better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than the 12-hour group.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Despite those comparable results, the women who ate within an eight- to nine-hour period performed significantly better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than those who continued eating across 12 hours.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Deng, a 37-year-old mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, was honoured for his work solving another century-old problem.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
AI's progress has been fast: at the 2024 IMO, Google achieved a silver-medal score, solving four of the six problems over two to three days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Joe and Frank were known around town for solving mysteries, even though they were only eight and nine years old.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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