deciding factor
noun
1
: something that causes someone to make a particular decision
The deciding factor was cost.
His lack of experience was the deciding factor in my decision not to hire him.
2
: something that causes something to end a particular way
His home run was the deciding factor in the game.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The deciding factor in where Schwarber signs this winter may be which team is willing to give him a five-year deal.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Yet even though Anderson has produced roughly 10 more pressures than Hunter this season, Nagy said the one-on-one matchup wasn’t the deciding factor.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
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—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The deciding factor in where Schwarber signs this winter may be which team is willing to give him a five-year deal.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Yet even though Anderson has produced roughly 10 more pressures than Hunter this season, Nagy said the one-on-one matchup wasn’t the deciding factor.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
Wake Forest School of Medicine in Charlotte was the deciding factor in establishing their new operations here, despite Houston being a national cancer research hub.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Deciding factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deciding%20factor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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