1
as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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2
as in to determine
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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3
as in to arrange
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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4
as in to settle
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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5
as in to understand
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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Recent Examples of decide
Since scientific interest in exoplanets is on the rise, Blue Skies Space decided to cover the increasing demand for observations of stellar flares with a small, low-cost telescope and sell the resulting data to scientists worldwide through a yearly subscription model.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
That leaves management to decide which of Ty Emberson or Troy Stecher to expose to waivers (or trade).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
New York is 0-6 overall and 0-3 in games decided by two points or less.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Some parents also decided to move their children from the school because of safety concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
That leaves management to decide which of Ty Emberson or Troy Stecher to expose to waivers (or trade).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
New York is 0-6 overall and 0-3 in games decided by two points or less.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Some parents also decided to move their children from the school because of safety concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decide
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While the right technique for cutting can go a long way, nothing will have quite as much impact on the longevity of your blooms than choosing the right time to hit your garden with a bucket of lukewarm water and your sharpest shears in hand.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Pullman’s world, evil is overcome by people choosing truth over lies, action over apathy and empathy over hate, every single day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Investigators are still determining what caused the crash.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Modern warfare increasingly depends on neuroscientific findings to help determine the best ways to train soldiers, defend populations against disinformation, and manage deterrence strategies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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In a feat of logistics, the production miraculously arranged the shooting schedule so that every principal actor’s final scene on the show was also their last day of filming — something the Duffers have been freshly reliving again and again in the edit bay.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, for years, police suspected that Charles arranged the murder of Markel.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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His seventh-inning shot settled in the left-center bleachers and crushed the Brewers, who had finally chased him from the mound by getting two runners on in the top of the inning, only to go scoreless anyway when reliever Alex Vesia escaped the jam.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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To get the $300 in bonus bets, your initial $5 bet has to settle as a win, and your wager must be on a market that has odds of -500 or longer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trade patterns and alliances may shift but great companies understand the importance of rotating across geographies to develop talent for leadership roles.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lyra’s quest to understand Dust brings her into confrontation with human and other worldly forces who champion moral absolutism over imagination, ignorance over knowledge, authoritarianism over free will and cold, disinterested rationality over empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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For the outing, Dobrev opted for Victoria Beckham‘s stiletto sandals in black leather.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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This pattern would suggest that a potential trilogy capper would be set during the Blake siblings’ college years, but McGraw is opting to not get ahead of herself just yet.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Actors Jesse Williams and Clarence Maclin, along with other artists and entertainment influencers, are slated to serve on an industry jury to judge short films alongside a panel of inmates, who will assess feature-length submissions.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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This hesitancy is common, Travers said, because people may be fearful of being judged or of having their trauma follow them later in life.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The word euphoria is derived from ancient Greek.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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This playful matcha bowl derives its inspiration from Japanese lore that believes rabbits inhabit the moon.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Decide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decide. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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