1
as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change
a determinate order of succession to the throne
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2
as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
contestants have a determinate length of time to answer the questions
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Recent Examples of determinate
Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Smaller tomato plants of the determinate type can add a splash of color while not overtaking the garden space.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Smaller tomato plants of the determinate type can add a splash of color while not overtaking the garden space.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinate
Adjective
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People still are prohibited from carrying guns — openly or concealed — in certain areas, including schools and university campuses; professional athletic events not related to firearms; hospitals; police stations; courts and polling places.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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McGregor recognizes that the work of translating between Western science and TEK is critical in certain contexts and applications, while there has also been significant cooption and misinterpretation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to starring in Wayward as a small-town cop suspicious of a local academy for troubled teens, Martin wrote for and executive produced the limited series.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Infinite Outdoors and its sponsors — including the Mule Deer Foundation and the hunting gear company Primos — pay landowners to allow a limited number of people each day to pass for free through their property to enter public land.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The technique could make optical clocks smaller, more stable, and usable outside high-end labs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today, Facebook competes with platforms like Twitch and Reddit for the same finite base.—
Roman Axelrod,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Your donor supply is finite and should be managed like capital.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Under the agreement, the county secures a fixed electricity rate of 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, providing long-term cost stability and protecting taxpayers from future energy price fluctuations.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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But no stadium in England has a complete either fixed or closable roof; Wembley’s extends only far enough to cover the stands, rather than the pitch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Fake invoices, bilks ‘restricted funds’ Jackson and court records show Gatlin approved hundreds of invoices for services and items that were never provided to the Foundation.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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That makes the total amount of restricted rare earths to 12.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Because that's what these young girls feel like when a boy walks into their locker room and starts unchanging in front of them.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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This dark energy, which Einstein labeled with the Greek letter lambda, has long been assumed to be unchanging and reliable through time.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sure, there's a definite shift of styles between the grim, cramped jail cell and a lavish Hollywood musical, but the latter seems almost subdued.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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There is, to United’s dismay, a definite trend of players breaking out of Old Trafford and finding a new lease of life.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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