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. 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 See All Example Sentences for decisive/deciding/determining factor

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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