rest with
phrasal verb
rested with; resting with; rests with
: to be the responsibility of (someone or something)
The final decision rests with you.
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For all other newborns, the committee said the decision should rest with parents and physicians.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Because Kennedy pushed out Susan Monarez less than a month after she was confirmed as director, the decision will rest with the acting director, Jim O’Neill, whom Kennedy selected as deputy HHS secretary and who has no background in medicine.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs’ playoff hopes may rest with tiebreakers.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
The final decision now rests with the governor.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Nov. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Because Kennedy pushed out Susan Monarez less than a month after she was confirmed as director, the decision will rest with the acting director, Jim O’Neill, whom Kennedy selected as deputy HHS secretary and who has no background in medicine.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs’ playoff hopes may rest with tiebreakers.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
The final decision now rests with the governor.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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