decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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The Television Academy has stubbornly hung on to the old notion that half-hour shows are comedies while hourlong shows are dramas if for no other reason than there doesn’t seem to be a better determining factor.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
As to which model to choose, budget will be the determining factor.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The argument can be made that Dodson’s play will be the determining factor on how good Miami’s defense becomes in 2025.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Villa Park does seem to be a decisive factor in how Emery sets his team.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
As to which model to choose, budget will be the determining factor.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The argument can be made that Dodson’s play will be the determining factor on how good Miami’s defense becomes in 2025.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Villa Park does seem to be a decisive factor in how Emery sets his team.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Decisive/deciding/determining factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%2Fdeciding%2Fdetermining%20factor. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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